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NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QOX

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

NHS England counted 115,531 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 6% from 108,918 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 65.7% of the pathways waiting at NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (62.7%). That is 26.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 67.3% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (67.6%). That is 17.7 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 14.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 8.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (22.9%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
115,531
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.7%
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
1,430
August 2026 · NHS England
116k109k August 2025August 2026
66.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,5581,030 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025108,918
September 2025108,996
October 2025108,987
November 2025108,927
December 2025110,602
January 2026112,451
February 2026113,583
March 2026110,985
April 2026112,814
May 2026112,741
June 2026110,932
July 2026113,299
August 2026115,531
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.7%
September 202563.8%
October 202563.6%
November 202563.9%
December 202563.3%
January 202663.2%
February 202664.3%
March 202665.8%
April 202665.9%
May 202666.4%
June 202666.2%
July 202666.2%
August 202665.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,558
September 20251,278
October 20251,328
November 20251,267
December 20251,220
January 20261,244
February 20261,210
March 20261,030
April 20261,203
May 20261,286
June 20261,351
July 20261,500
August 20261,430

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
75.3%
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
86.4%
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
67.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
80.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
90.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
72.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202573.3%
May 202571.1%
June 202575.0%
July 202573.9%
August 202567.9%
September 202561.1%
October 202566.7%
November 202567.9%
December 202574.4%
January 202666.3%
February 202680.1%
March 202680.4%
April 202676.9%
May 202674.7%
June 202673.7%
July 202676.1%
August 202675.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202590.5%
May 202588.4%
June 202590.6%
July 202590.8%
August 202589.8%
September 202586.6%
October 202590.3%
November 202587.2%
December 202589.2%
January 202685.8%
February 202686.5%
March 202684.9%
April 202684.3%
May 202688.9%
June 202688.6%
July 202688.6%
August 202686.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202567.6%
May 202566.6%
June 202572.6%
July 202567.7%
August 202563.2%
September 202561.2%
October 202565.5%
November 202562.7%
December 202566.1%
January 202659.6%
February 202661.4%
March 202666.6%
April 202664.6%
May 202668.9%
June 202665.8%
July 202668.4%
August 202667.3%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
14.2%
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
21,504
August 2026 · NHS England
22.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
23k21k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202522.9%
September 202521.3%
October 202518.5%
November 202518.4%
December 202520.5%
January 202618.2%
February 202612.4%
March 202612.4%
April 202615.6%
May 202611.8%
June 202611.7%
July 202612.4%
August 202614.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202523,000
September 202523,207
October 202523,402
November 202522,256
December 202521,849
January 202621,014
February 202622,706
March 202623,216
April 202623,122
May 202621,841
June 202622,680
July 202622,589
August 202621,504

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: Bath and North East Somerset · Swindon · Wiltshire

Where NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board 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