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NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QHL

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

NHS England counted 161,173 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 1% from 163,583 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 67.3% of the pathways waiting at NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 8.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.5%). That is 24.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 72.1% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 16.0 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (56.1%). That is 12.9 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 38.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 2.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (35.8%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
161,173
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
67.3%
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
534
August 2026 · NHS England
164k154k August 2025August 2026
68.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
4,590534 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025163,583
September 2025163,282
October 2025160,377
November 2025160,193
December 2025158,477
January 2026156,401
February 2026156,469
March 2026154,228
April 2026157,042
May 2026158,886
June 2026156,881
July 2026158,885
August 2026161,173
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.5%
September 202560.9%
October 202561.5%
November 202562.1%
December 202562.3%
January 202661.7%
February 202662.5%
March 202667.8%
April 202666.7%
May 202667.4%
June 202668.2%
July 202667.4%
August 202667.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20254,590
September 20253,183
October 20252,497
November 20251,990
December 20251,308
January 20261,129
February 20261,061
March 2026663
April 2026653
May 2026556
June 2026536
July 2026559
August 2026534

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
85.2%
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
92.1%
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
72.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
85.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
94.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
73.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202576.9%
May 202574.5%
June 202574.4%
July 202574.8%
August 202575.9%
September 202575.9%
October 202576.1%
November 202579.5%
December 202582.7%
January 202678.6%
February 202685.2%
March 202684.2%
April 202682.1%
May 202685.0%
June 202685.2%
July 202685.6%
August 202685.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202590.6%
May 202591.3%
June 202592.7%
July 202594.1%
August 202592.5%
September 202594.2%
October 202592.8%
November 202591.3%
December 202591.6%
January 202689.5%
February 202690.7%
March 202693.1%
April 202691.8%
May 202693.1%
June 202693.6%
July 202694.0%
August 202692.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202556.1%
May 202555.4%
June 202558.8%
July 202562.6%
August 202565.9%
September 202566.4%
October 202564.7%
November 202566.4%
December 202568.9%
January 202666.7%
February 202667.0%
March 202672.6%
April 202665.1%
May 202665.9%
June 202670.9%
July 202673.0%
August 202672.1%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
38.0%
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
50,044
August 2026 · NHS England
40.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
55k47k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202535.8%
September 202534.4%
October 202535.0%
November 202534.7%
December 202538.7%
January 202640.1%
February 202634.0%
March 202635.2%
April 202639.0%
May 202638.7%
June 202637.3%
July 202636.4%
August 202638.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202546,865
September 202548,804
October 202549,401
November 202548,757
December 202547,678
January 202649,909
February 202651,960
March 202654,368
April 202654,754
May 202654,372
June 202654,454
July 202652,878
August 202650,044

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: Birmingham · Solihull

Where NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Birmingham and Solihull 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 Birmingham and Solihull 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