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Medway NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RPA

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

NHS England counted 35,800 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Medway NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 10% from 39,907 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 58.2% of the pathways waiting at Medway NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (52.8%). That is 33.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 75.6% of A&E attendances at Medway NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (75.7%). That is 19.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 70.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Medway NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.9 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (65.9%). That is 14.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 23.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Medway NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (20.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Medway NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 30 July 2021.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
35,800
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
58.2%
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
716
August 2026 · NHS England
40k34k August 2025August 2026
62.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,116224 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202539,907
September 202539,089
October 202538,102
November 202537,104
December 202536,918
January 202635,317
February 202634,774
March 202634,096
April 202634,086
May 202634,464
June 202634,986
July 202635,225
August 202635,800
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202552.8%
September 202553.5%
October 202554.6%
November 202555.8%
December 202557.1%
January 202657.9%
February 202659.6%
March 202662.0%
April 202661.6%
May 202661.0%
June 202660.8%
July 202658.0%
August 202658.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,053
September 20252,116
October 20251,953
November 2025914
December 2025533
January 2026327
February 2026224
March 2026285
April 2026368
May 2026483
June 2026558
July 2026727
August 2026716

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
75.6%
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
413
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
17,283
September 2026 · NHS England
77.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
869413 September 2025September 2026
18k15k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202575.7%
October 202574.7%
November 202573.9%
December 202569.9%
January 202670.1%
February 202673.1%
March 202676.4%
April 202675.2%
May 202677.1%
June 202674.3%
July 202675.9%
August 202672.6%
September 202675.6%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025630
October 2025728
November 2025591
December 2025680
January 2026869
February 2026817
March 2026671
April 2026805
May 2026845
June 2026822
July 2026804
August 2026695
September 2026413
A&E attendances in the month
September 202517,147
October 202517,451
November 202516,521
December 202516,696
January 202616,471
February 202615,066
March 202617,718
April 202616,264
May 202617,148
June 202617,202
July 202617,625
August 202616,023
September 202617,283

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
80.1%
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
99.0%
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
70.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
89.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202559.2%
May 202553.8%
June 202565.3%
July 202571.9%
August 202575.5%
September 202576.7%
October 202576.3%
November 202578.9%
December 202575.8%
January 202671.6%
February 202683.2%
March 202676.9%
April 202672.9%
May 202674.8%
June 202676.6%
July 202677.8%
August 202680.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.4%
May 202598.6%
June 202596.4%
July 202598.0%
August 202598.6%
September 202598.1%
October 2025100.0%
November 202599.1%
December 202596.3%
January 202696.7%
February 202697.8%
March 202698.5%
April 202697.8%
May 202699.2%
June 202699.0%
July 202699.6%
August 202699.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202565.9%
May 202560.8%
June 202560.9%
July 202564.6%
August 202571.4%
September 202568.4%
October 202575.9%
November 202582.1%
December 202574.0%
January 202681.0%
February 202673.8%
March 202680.5%
April 202689.5%
May 202675.6%
June 202683.3%
July 202681.6%
August 202670.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
23.4%
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
6,432
August 2026 · NHS England
23.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
8,1265,821 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202520.0%
September 202517.5%
October 202514.4%
November 20259.2%
December 202511.9%
January 20267.9%
February 20262.5%
March 20265.1%
April 20267.0%
May 20269.4%
June 202610.4%
July 202614.2%
August 202623.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20257,623
September 20257,785
October 20258,126
November 20257,618
December 20256,758
January 20266,867
February 20266,921
March 20267,079
April 20266,504
May 20265,821
June 20266,442
July 20266,493
August 20266,432

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Medway NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 30 July 2021. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Medway NHS Foundation 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: Medway

Where Medway NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Medway NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Medway NHS Foundation 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