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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code R1K

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

NHS England counted 81,503 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 6% from 86,371 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 67.2% of the pathways waiting at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 9.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.2%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 24.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 75.4% of A&E attendances at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (75.5%). That is 19.6 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 86.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.6 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (84.9%). That is 1.5 points above the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 26.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (26.2%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 20 May 2022.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
81,503
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
67.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England reports waiting times against the 92% standard: 92% of patients waiting to start treatment should have waited less than 18 weeks. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks
581
August 2026 · NHS England
86k81k August 2025August 2026
67.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,025542 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202586,371
September 202586,136
October 202585,582
November 202584,346
December 202582,715
January 202682,810
February 202683,489
March 202681,757
April 202682,788
May 202682,247
June 202681,241
July 202680,569
August 202681,503
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.2%
September 202558.5%
October 202558.7%
November 202558.8%
December 202559.3%
January 202660.2%
February 202661.7%
March 202664.0%
April 202662.4%
May 202663.7%
June 202665.3%
July 202666.1%
August 202667.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,025
September 20251,800
October 20251,761
November 20251,603
December 20251,308
January 20261,207
February 20261,165
March 2026777
April 2026792
May 2026605
June 2026542
July 2026579
August 2026581

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
75.4%
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard for A&E waiting times is that 95% of patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of arrival. Source
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
657
September 2026 · NHS England
Counts patients who waited 12 hours or more from the decision to admit to admission (sometimes called trolley waits), not 12 hours from arrival.
A&E attendances in the month
31,166
September 2026 · NHS England
84.2%0.0% September 2025September 2026
776374 September 2025September 2026
32k26k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202575.5%
October 202572.6%
November 202573.7%
December 202572.7%
January 202671.1%
February 202675.1%
March 202684.2%
April 202681.1%
May 202677.3%
June 202678.1%
July 202676.9%
August 202676.5%
September 202675.4%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025419
October 2025446
November 2025667
December 2025673
January 2026776
February 2026374
March 2026408
April 2026525
May 2026553
June 2026473
July 2026413
August 2026585
September 2026657
A&E attendances in the month
September 202528,742
October 202530,537
November 202529,679
December 202529,462
January 202629,520
February 202625,851
March 202629,625
April 202629,865
May 202631,775
June 202630,820
July 202631,049
August 202629,098
September 202631,166

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
79.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 80% of people are told they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out, within 28 days of an urgent referral. Source
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
99.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 96% of people begin treatment within 31 days of a decision to treat. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
86.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
87.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.8%
May 202573.5%
June 202580.1%
July 202581.4%
August 202580.9%
September 202579.5%
October 202580.3%
November 202581.6%
December 202582.0%
January 202676.3%
February 202684.0%
March 202683.9%
April 202678.8%
May 202681.4%
June 202680.9%
July 202681.8%
August 202679.4%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.2%
May 2025100.0%
June 2025100.0%
July 2025100.0%
August 202598.7%
September 202599.5%
October 202599.4%
November 202599.4%
December 2025100.0%
January 202697.2%
February 202698.7%
March 2026100.0%
April 202698.4%
May 2026100.0%
June 202698.1%
July 202699.0%
August 202699.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202584.9%
May 202578.2%
June 202581.9%
July 202583.7%
August 202582.2%
September 202580.8%
October 202582.6%
November 202586.4%
December 202586.6%
January 202673.9%
February 202674.4%
March 202681.8%
April 202685.6%
May 202677.5%
June 202687.1%
July 202681.7%
August 202686.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
26.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that less than 1% of patients should wait six weeks or more for a diagnostic test. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
19,937
August 2026 · NHS England
38.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
29k20k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202526.2%
September 202526.1%
October 202525.1%
November 202528.7%
December 202535.0%
January 202638.1%
February 202634.6%
March 202634.6%
April 202633.0%
May 202628.5%
June 202628.4%
July 202626.7%
August 202626.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202520,913
September 202522,404
October 202523,785
November 202525,266
December 202526,774
January 202627,288
February 202628,546
March 202627,880
April 202626,954
May 202625,602
June 202623,723
July 202621,160
August 202619,937

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 20 May 2022. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

Comparing the UK nations

England measures planned-care waits from referral to treatment against an 18-week standard, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. Scotland and Wales measure differently, so their figures are not directly comparable (NHS England notes that each UK country has its own targets and standards).

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: Brent · Ealing

Where London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026