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NHS Central East Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code S1Y5D

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

NHS England counted 410,252 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Central East Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 3% from 396,975 in April 2026.

At the end of August 2026, 63.4% of the pathways waiting at NHS Central East Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.6 percentage points lower than in April 2026 (64.0%). That is 28.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 72.3% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Central East Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.5 percentage points lower than in April 2026 (72.8%). That is 12.7 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 34.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Central East Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.6 percentage points lower than in April 2026 (38.1%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
410,252
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.4%
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
5,178
August 2026 · NHS England
410k397k April 2026August 2026
64.0%0.0% April 2026August 2026
5,1784,066 April 2026August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
April 2026396,975
May 2026400,572
June 2026397,804
July 2026406,992
August 2026410,252
Waiting under 18 weeks
April 202664.0%
May 202664.0%
June 202663.7%
July 202663.4%
August 202663.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
April 20264,066
May 20264,298
June 20264,278
July 20264,863
August 20265,178

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
93.4%
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
72.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
79.6%0.0% April 2026August 2026
93.4%0.0% April 2026August 2026
72.8%0.0% April 2026August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202676.6%
May 202678.8%
June 202677.4%
July 202679.6%
August 202679.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202690.3%
May 202693.1%
June 202691.6%
July 202692.9%
August 202693.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202672.8%
May 202672.6%
June 202670.4%
July 202671.1%
August 202672.3%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
34.5%
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
114,924
August 2026 · NHS England
38.1%0.0% April 2026August 2026
125k115k April 2026August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
April 202638.1%
May 202635.5%
June 202633.3%
July 202632.8%
August 202634.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
April 2026125,450
May 2026120,198
June 2026119,489
July 2026118,248
August 2026114,924

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: Bedford · Broxbourne · Cambridge · Central Bedfordshire · Dacorum · East Cambridgeshire · East Hertfordshire · Fenland · Hertsmere · Huntingdonshire · Luton · Milton Keynes · North Hertfordshire · Peterborough · South Cambridgeshire · St Albans · Stevenage · Three Rivers · Watford · Welwyn Hatfield

Where NHS Central East Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Central East 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 Central East 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 · not yet listed for search engines (fewer than six current figures)