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NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QT6

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

NHS England counted 54,352 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 2% from 53,240 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 73.4% of the pathways waiting at NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (70.5%). That is 18.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 78.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.0 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (75.8%). That is 6.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 17.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (23.1%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
54,352
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
73.4%
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
568
August 2026 · NHS England
64k51k August 2025August 2026
73.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
724364 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202553,240
September 202552,448
October 202552,539
November 202552,571
December 202552,555
January 202651,767
February 202651,410
March 202651,792
April 202662,372
May 202663,322
June 202663,968
July 202653,097
August 202654,352
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202570.5%
September 202570.8%
October 202571.4%
November 202571.5%
December 202571.4%
January 202671.5%
February 202671.4%
March 202673.0%
April 202671.8%
May 202672.3%
June 202672.8%
July 202673.9%
August 202673.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025679
September 2025570
October 2025532
November 2025500
December 2025424
January 2026402
February 2026431
March 2026364
April 2026560
May 2026668
June 2026724
July 2026602
August 2026568

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.6%
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
90.5%
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
78.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
94.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
81.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.6%
May 202579.2%
June 202580.1%
July 202581.2%
August 202579.0%
September 202576.4%
October 202579.5%
November 202577.7%
December 202579.7%
January 202673.3%
February 202679.4%
March 202679.9%
April 202676.9%
May 202679.7%
June 202683.6%
July 202682.1%
August 202681.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202590.8%
May 202593.2%
June 202592.1%
July 202593.5%
August 202593.1%
September 202592.5%
October 202594.6%
November 202592.8%
December 202594.0%
January 202692.1%
February 202691.0%
March 202692.6%
April 202691.5%
May 202692.8%
June 202693.1%
July 202692.0%
August 202690.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202575.8%
May 202577.3%
June 202577.8%
July 202581.3%
August 202578.9%
September 202579.9%
October 202575.0%
November 202576.1%
December 202576.6%
January 202670.4%
February 202668.7%
March 202673.3%
April 202674.6%
May 202673.3%
June 202674.6%
July 202675.3%
August 202678.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
17.4%
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
17,329
August 2026 · NHS England
23.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
18k17k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202523.1%
September 202517.7%
October 202512.9%
November 202511.9%
December 202513.1%
January 202614.3%
February 20269.7%
March 202612.2%
April 202614.2%
May 202614.8%
June 202616.2%
July 202616.2%
August 202617.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202517,346
September 202517,750
October 202518,310
November 202518,372
December 202517,059
January 202616,641
February 202617,128
March 202617,559
April 202617,752
May 202617,723
June 202617,840
July 202618,177
August 202617,329

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: Cornwall · Isles of Scilly

Where NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 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 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 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