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NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QUY

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

NHS England counted 94,894 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 4% from 91,685 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 71.2% of the pathways waiting at NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (68.0%). That is 20.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 74.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.9 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (70.9%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 10.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 8.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (7.8%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
94,894
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
71.2%
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
490
August 2026 · NHS England
95k84k August 2025August 2026
73.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
628219 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202591,685
September 202590,724
October 202589,834
November 202590,072
December 202588,646
January 202687,891
February 202687,502
March 202684,474
April 202686,615
May 202687,242
June 202687,852
July 202694,419
August 202694,894
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202568.0%
September 202568.8%
October 202568.9%
November 202568.9%
December 202568.8%
January 202669.4%
February 202669.7%
March 202671.5%
April 202672.0%
May 202673.1%
June 202673.4%
July 202672.2%
August 202671.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025614
September 2025628
October 2025546
November 2025525
December 2025449
January 2026379
February 2026300
March 2026219
April 2026264
May 2026321
June 2026359
July 2026481
August 2026490

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
79.0%
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
93.0%
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
74.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
74.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202578.5%
May 202576.5%
June 202578.4%
July 202578.6%
August 202576.5%
September 202576.4%
October 202578.1%
November 202578.1%
December 202575.1%
January 202667.0%
February 202678.6%
March 202682.9%
April 202681.4%
May 202680.5%
June 202681.2%
July 202678.5%
August 202679.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202594.3%
May 202594.5%
June 202594.9%
July 202594.9%
August 202594.7%
September 202593.9%
October 202594.6%
November 202592.2%
December 202593.3%
January 202689.1%
February 202694.4%
March 202693.5%
April 202692.5%
May 202695.6%
June 202695.5%
July 202694.8%
August 202693.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202570.9%
May 202569.0%
June 202567.5%
July 202571.8%
August 202571.1%
September 202567.0%
October 202568.3%
November 202569.5%
December 202568.7%
January 202667.9%
February 202668.7%
March 202669.1%
April 202670.3%
May 202670.9%
June 202671.0%
July 202671.4%
August 202674.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
8.7%
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
26,695
August 2026 · NHS England
8.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
30k23k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20257.8%
September 20257.8%
October 20256.9%
November 20256.4%
December 20256.6%
January 20268.1%
February 20265.4%
March 20265.3%
April 20266.1%
May 20265.4%
June 20266.1%
July 20266.3%
August 20268.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202523,091
September 202524,106
October 202524,611
November 202524,658
December 202523,674
January 202625,909
February 202626,884
March 202628,149
April 202628,086
May 202628,546
June 202629,651
July 202628,555
August 202626,695

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: Bristol, City of · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Where NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire 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 Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire 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