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NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QJ2

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

NHS England counted 116,650 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 1% from 117,281 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 63.7% of the pathways waiting at NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (61.0%). That is 28.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 66.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.3 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (71.7%). That is 18.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 33.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (29.8%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
116,650
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.7%
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
1,955
August 2026 · NHS England
118k111k August 2025August 2026
64.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,8141,744 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025117,281
September 2025117,353
October 2025118,090
November 2025117,453
December 2025116,948
January 2026116,340
February 2026114,938
March 2026111,182
April 2026112,857
May 2026112,871
June 2026113,889
July 2026115,309
August 2026116,650
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202561.0%
September 202560.8%
October 202560.6%
November 202559.7%
December 202559.0%
January 202658.6%
February 202659.8%
March 202663.9%
April 202663.3%
May 202663.5%
June 202664.2%
July 202663.6%
August 202663.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,449
September 20252,518
October 20252,739
November 20252,814
December 20252,611
January 20262,754
February 20262,550
March 20261,744
April 20261,757
May 20261,858
June 20261,863
July 20261,962
August 20261,955

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
76.5%
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
91.0%
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
66.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
78.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
93.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
73.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202576.7%
May 202573.7%
June 202574.7%
July 202576.0%
August 202573.5%
September 202571.7%
October 202572.5%
November 202574.3%
December 202578.2%
January 202669.6%
February 202677.8%
March 202675.4%
April 202673.1%
May 202676.3%
June 202678.0%
July 202677.7%
August 202676.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202588.6%
May 202589.1%
June 202591.6%
July 202590.0%
August 202590.4%
September 202587.9%
October 202589.7%
November 202589.4%
December 202590.8%
January 202689.8%
February 202693.1%
March 202692.5%
April 202691.0%
May 202691.2%
June 202689.5%
July 202692.0%
August 202691.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202571.7%
May 202567.0%
June 202570.2%
July 202573.3%
August 202568.0%
September 202564.7%
October 202563.1%
November 202565.5%
December 202566.3%
January 202667.3%
February 202665.2%
March 202670.2%
April 202666.6%
May 202664.3%
June 202664.2%
July 202666.2%
August 202666.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
33.0%
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
33,635
August 2026 · NHS England
33.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
41k29k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202529.8%
September 202526.5%
October 202521.4%
November 202522.9%
December 202526.5%
January 202626.3%
February 202622.0%
March 202624.0%
April 202629.5%
May 202629.0%
June 202627.4%
July 202627.8%
August 202633.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202529,521
September 202529,487
October 202529,493
November 202529,633
December 202529,262
January 202631,576
February 202632,711
March 202641,261
April 202635,532
May 202635,075
June 202634,514
July 202635,553
August 202633,635

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: Amber Valley · Bolsover · Chesterfield · Derby · Derbyshire Dales · Erewash · High Peak · North East Derbyshire · South Derbyshire

Where NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Derby and Derbyshire 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 Derby and Derbyshire 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