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NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QUA

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

NHS England counted 172,245 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is about the same as in August 2025 (172,278).

At the end of August 2026, 64.8% of the pathways waiting at NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.4%). That is 27.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 71.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.3 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (69.5%). That is 13.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 21.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.6 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (21.7%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
172,245
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
64.8%
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
1,151
August 2026 · NHS England
174k165k August 2025August 2026
65.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,4561,064 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025172,278
September 2025172,386
October 2025173,042
November 2025174,416
December 2025172,486
January 2026172,644
February 2026171,701
March 2026165,224
April 2026167,927
May 2026167,673
June 2026169,425
July 2026169,139
August 2026172,245
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.4%
September 202561.5%
October 202560.8%
November 202561.2%
December 202560.8%
January 202660.4%
February 202661.1%
March 202664.4%
April 202664.3%
May 202664.7%
June 202665.5%
July 202665.2%
August 202664.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,456
September 20252,206
October 20252,134
November 20252,087
December 20252,110
January 20261,993
February 20261,918
March 20261,473
April 20261,619
May 20261,603
June 20261,160
July 20261,064
August 20261,151

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
79.6%
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
93.1%
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
71.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
94.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
74.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.3%
May 202576.9%
June 202579.3%
July 202579.3%
August 202581.6%
September 202582.1%
October 202581.9%
November 202581.7%
December 202581.9%
January 202677.8%
February 202683.1%
March 202681.2%
April 202679.6%
May 202682.2%
June 202681.2%
July 202682.0%
August 202679.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202592.2%
May 202592.6%
June 202594.2%
July 202593.6%
August 202594.0%
September 202593.8%
October 202593.9%
November 202593.7%
December 202593.2%
January 202690.1%
February 202694.8%
March 202694.3%
April 202693.9%
May 202692.9%
June 202692.8%
July 202693.0%
August 202693.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202569.5%
May 202569.4%
June 202569.9%
July 202574.1%
August 202574.6%
September 202568.1%
October 202569.8%
November 202570.4%
December 202573.5%
January 202667.8%
February 202672.6%
March 202673.9%
April 202672.2%
May 202672.4%
June 202671.5%
July 202670.2%
August 202671.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
21.1%
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
44,039
August 2026 · NHS England
24.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
51k41k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202521.7%
September 202521.0%
October 202520.0%
November 202520.2%
December 202523.5%
January 202624.4%
February 202619.1%
March 202620.5%
April 202623.5%
May 202622.4%
June 202621.5%
July 202620.4%
August 202621.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202540,811
September 202542,408
October 202543,291
November 202542,900
December 202542,428
January 202646,208
February 202649,133
March 202651,480
April 202649,480
May 202647,604
June 202647,198
July 202646,797
August 202644,039

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: Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Where NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Black Country 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 Black Country 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