Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.
NHS England counted 10,166 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 39% from 7,329 in August 2025.
At the end of August 2026, 90.7% of the pathways waiting at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.3 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (96.0%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 1.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.
At the end of August 2026, 38.6% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 22.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (16.3%).
Planned care waiting times
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
| August 2025 | 7,329 |
| September 2025 | 7,517 |
| October 2025 | 7,812 |
| November 2025 | 7,401 |
| December 2025 | 7,976 |
| January 2026 | 8,291 |
| February 2026 | 8,593 |
| March 2026 | 8,953 |
| April 2026 | 9,277 |
| May 2026 | 9,466 |
| June 2026 | 10,290 |
| July 2026 | 10,360 |
| August 2026 | 10,166 |
Waiting under 18 weeks
| August 2025 | 96.0% |
| September 2025 | 95.8% |
| October 2025 | 96.3% |
| November 2025 | 96.0% |
| December 2025 | 95.6% |
| January 2026 | 94.3% |
| February 2026 | 93.5% |
| March 2026 | 92.8% |
| April 2026 | 92.7% |
| May 2026 | 92.4% |
| June 2026 | 92.5% |
| July 2026 | 92.0% |
| August 2026 | 90.7% |
Waiting more than 52 weeks
| August 2025 | 1 |
| September 2025 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
Diagnostic tests
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
| August 2025 | 16.3% |
| September 2025 | 10.4% |
| October 2025 | 5.5% |
| November 2025 | 5.6% |
| December 2025 | 32.5% |
| January 2026 | 19.3% |
| February 2026 | 10.9% |
| March 2026 | 18.7% |
| April 2026 | 19.5% |
| May 2026 | 38.1% |
| June 2026 | 30.1% |
| July 2026 | 41.6% |
| August 2026 | 38.6% |
Diagnostic waiting list
| August 2025 | 553 |
| September 2025 | 480 |
| October 2025 | 842 |
| November 2025 | 720 |
| December 2025 | 698 |
| January 2026 | 696 |
| February 2026 | 835 |
| March 2026 | 727 |
| April 2026 | 1,083 |
| May 2026 | 1,019 |
| June 2026 | 1,131 |
| July 2026 | 1,118 |
| August 2026 | 1,126 |
Hospital sites
Main hospital sites registered to Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.
- Friary Centre (st Michaels Hospital)
- Haywood Hospital
- Longton Hospital
- Market Drayton Cmht, Cottage Hospital
- Queens Hospital (portakabin)
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Samuel Johnson Hospital
- Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital
- St George's Hospital
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: East Staffordshire · Lichfield · Shropshire · Stafford · Stoke-on-Trent
Where Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power
The bodies above Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust this page
Level 6: National government
- Department of Health and Social Care the UK government department responsible in England
- UK government and Parliament
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
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.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Related figures
NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment
Sources
- NHS England, referral to treatment waiting times, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256
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