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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RWF

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

NHS England counted 50,979 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 4% from 48,845 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 70.0% of the pathways waiting at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (69.0%). That is 22.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 74.9% of A&E attendances at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 6.5 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (81.4%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 20.1 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 83.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 6.2 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (90.0%). That is 1.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 11.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (11.1%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 9 March 2018.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
50,979
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
70.0%
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
4
August 2026 · NHS England
51k46k August 2025August 2026
76.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
370 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202548,845
September 202548,693
October 202549,853
November 202549,595
December 202549,441
January 202649,523
February 202650,207
March 202646,178
April 202648,280
May 202650,329
June 202650,743
July 202650,730
August 202650,979
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202569.0%
September 202570.2%
October 202570.1%
November 202570.1%
December 202569.6%
January 202670.0%
February 202670.6%
March 202676.1%
April 202674.2%
May 202674.0%
June 202673.5%
July 202673.0%
August 202670.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20250
September 20250
October 20250
November 20252
December 202513
January 202615
February 202637
March 202624
April 202611
May 202614
June 202611
July 20262
August 20264

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
74.9%
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
686
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
23,409
September 2026 · NHS England
81.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
68696 September 2025September 2026
24k20k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202581.4%
October 202579.8%
November 202580.5%
December 202576.0%
January 202675.0%
February 202678.3%
March 202680.3%
April 202679.0%
May 202680.6%
June 202679.3%
July 202675.2%
August 202676.2%
September 202674.9%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202596
October 2025317
November 2025247
December 2025383
January 2026629
February 2026373
March 2026131
April 2026261
May 2026287
June 2026163
July 2026324
August 2026272
September 2026686
A&E attendances in the month
September 202523,227
October 202523,823
November 202521,099
December 202521,002
January 202622,104
February 202619,642
March 202623,091
April 202621,217
May 202622,064
June 202621,896
July 202622,742
August 202622,310
September 202623,409

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
83.0%
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
97.7%
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
83.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
90.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202577.4%
May 202575.4%
June 202577.3%
July 202575.8%
August 202576.5%
September 202578.6%
October 202582.9%
November 202581.6%
December 202581.5%
January 202681.2%
February 202683.8%
March 202680.5%
April 202680.2%
May 202681.0%
June 202681.8%
July 202681.8%
August 202683.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.1%
May 202597.4%
June 202597.0%
July 202597.3%
August 202599.2%
September 202598.7%
October 202597.5%
November 202598.6%
December 202599.4%
January 202696.5%
February 202697.7%
March 202697.3%
April 202696.1%
May 202698.4%
June 202697.4%
July 202698.3%
August 202697.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202590.0%
May 202587.1%
June 202586.8%
July 202582.8%
August 202587.2%
September 202586.7%
October 202580.6%
November 202585.7%
December 202590.1%
January 202686.2%
February 202685.0%
March 202687.8%
April 202685.1%
May 202686.8%
June 202685.1%
July 202687.4%
August 202683.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
11.7%
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
12,274
August 2026 · NHS England
11.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
12k7,687 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202511.1%
September 20258.6%
October 20255.0%
November 20253.3%
December 20253.4%
January 20263.0%
February 20262.1%
March 20262.1%
April 20265.2%
May 20265.2%
June 20263.5%
July 20266.4%
August 202611.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20257,687
September 20257,713
October 20257,930
November 20258,342
December 20258,897
January 202610,544
February 202610,719
March 202610,817
April 202611,132
May 202610,471
June 202611,161
July 202612,340
August 202612,274

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 9 March 2018. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells 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: Maidstone · Tonbridge and Malling · Tunbridge Wells

Where Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells 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