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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RAJ

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

NHS England counted 165,234 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 6% from 176,716 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 50.4% of the pathways waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.2 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (50.6%). That is 41.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 69.6% of A&E attendances at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 4.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (74.2%). That is 25.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 55.1% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 10.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (45.0%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 29.9 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 44.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 12.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (31.9%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
165,234
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
50.4%
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
13,426
August 2026 · NHS England
181k165k August 2025August 2026
50.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
15k12k August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025176,716
September 2025178,849
October 2025181,077
November 2025180,236
December 2025179,048
January 2026176,540
February 2026176,856
March 2026173,933
April 2026174,353
May 2026171,450
June 2026165,582
July 2026165,372
August 2026165,234
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202550.6%
September 202550.6%
October 202549.9%
November 202549.2%
December 202548.2%
January 202649.1%
February 202650.4%
March 202650.6%
April 202649.3%
May 202650.3%
June 202649.7%
July 202649.8%
August 202650.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202513,781
September 202514,394
October 202514,576
November 202514,217
December 202513,538
January 202613,513
February 202612,621
March 202612,148
April 202612,283
May 202612,246
June 202612,484
July 202613,102
August 202613,426

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
69.6%
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
1,371
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
37,143
September 2026 · NHS England
74.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,371483 September 2025September 2026
37k32k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202574.2%
October 202573.7%
November 202569.4%
December 202568.8%
January 202664.7%
February 202665.7%
March 202668.1%
April 202674.4%
May 202673.9%
June 202673.0%
July 202670.5%
August 202670.2%
September 202669.6%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025483
October 2025610
November 2025869
December 2025869
January 2026951
February 20261,184
March 2026793
April 2026879
May 2026867
June 20261,086
July 20261,203
August 20261,371
September 20261,371
A&E attendances in the month
September 202534,290
October 202535,360
November 202535,446
December 202535,291
January 202633,730
February 202631,585
March 202636,939
April 202635,755
May 202635,946
June 202636,173
July 202637,096
August 202635,276
September 202637,143

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
64.3%
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
83.0%
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
55.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
68.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
87.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
55.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202562.1%
May 202558.8%
June 202556.9%
July 202564.9%
August 202559.6%
September 202560.4%
October 202561.2%
November 202564.7%
December 202562.9%
January 202662.5%
February 202665.9%
March 202662.7%
April 202659.0%
May 202666.3%
June 202668.2%
July 202667.5%
August 202664.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202578.9%
May 202577.9%
June 202579.7%
July 202582.2%
August 202581.4%
September 202581.6%
October 202583.1%
November 202583.3%
December 202584.5%
January 202680.5%
February 202687.2%
March 202686.2%
April 202681.2%
May 202683.1%
June 202679.3%
July 202681.9%
August 202683.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202545.0%
May 202542.4%
June 202539.9%
July 202546.2%
August 202547.1%
September 202547.2%
October 202547.6%
November 202553.1%
December 202550.4%
January 202647.3%
February 202653.3%
March 202654.3%
April 202646.5%
May 202648.4%
June 202654.0%
July 202650.2%
August 202655.1%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
44.1%
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
32,765
August 2026 · NHS England
44.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
33k24k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202531.9%
September 202529.2%
October 202529.5%
November 202532.0%
December 202538.8%
January 202637.7%
February 202636.8%
March 202640.6%
April 202640.8%
May 202641.8%
June 202642.2%
July 202641.5%
August 202644.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202524,432
September 202526,492
October 202528,628
November 202529,404
December 202528,219
January 202629,588
February 202632,551
March 202630,635
April 202631,259
May 202630,943
June 202630,289
July 202632,333
August 202632,765

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Mid and South Essex 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: Basildon · Chelmsford · Southend-on-Sea

Where Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Mid and South Essex 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