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NHS Devon Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QJK

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

NHS England counted 78,994 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Devon Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 50% from 157,604 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 62.8% of the pathways waiting at NHS Devon Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (62.1%). That is 29.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 70.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Devon Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.6 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (69.2%). That is 14.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 30.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Devon Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 8.2 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (38.7%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
78,994
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
62.8%
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
1,745
August 2026 · NHS England
158k79k August 2025August 2026
64.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
4,6441,662 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025157,604
September 2025154,872
October 2025154,343
November 2025153,922
December 2025153,781
January 2026155,330
February 2026154,269
March 2026151,308
April 2026112,977
May 2026115,364
June 2026113,224
July 202679,926
August 202678,994
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.1%
September 202562.8%
October 202562.7%
November 202563.0%
December 202562.7%
January 202663.2%
February 202663.8%
March 202664.8%
April 202663.9%
May 202664.6%
June 202664.9%
July 202663.2%
August 202662.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20254,644
September 20254,495
October 20254,266
November 20253,855
December 20253,580
January 20263,339
February 20263,168
March 20262,468
April 20261,767
May 20261,871
June 20262,098
July 20261,662
August 20261,745

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
75.5%
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
89.6%
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
70.8%
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
95.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.1%
May 202577.7%
June 202580.7%
July 202579.1%
August 202577.3%
September 202577.0%
October 202580.1%
November 202579.9%
December 202582.1%
January 202673.2%
February 202682.9%
March 202681.2%
April 202674.8%
May 202673.5%
June 202676.0%
July 202676.0%
August 202675.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202592.5%
May 202589.9%
June 202590.3%
July 202590.8%
August 202589.6%
September 202591.5%
October 202593.1%
November 202592.4%
December 202593.2%
January 202692.4%
February 202695.3%
March 202695.2%
April 202692.8%
May 202694.0%
June 202692.1%
July 202690.6%
August 202689.6%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202569.2%
May 202570.6%
June 202568.7%
July 202569.5%
August 202572.0%
September 202570.6%
October 202568.9%
November 202573.9%
December 202577.3%
January 202669.1%
February 202669.2%
March 202670.4%
April 202666.3%
May 202662.8%
June 202664.7%
July 202669.5%
August 202670.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
30.5%
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
37,063
August 2026 · NHS England
38.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
39k34k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202538.7%
September 202537.4%
October 202532.5%
November 202530.4%
December 202532.4%
January 202632.4%
February 202625.9%
March 202628.3%
April 202631.0%
May 202631.9%
June 202630.2%
July 202629.3%
August 202630.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202533,922
September 202535,179
October 202536,648
November 202535,740
December 202535,634
January 202636,688
February 202636,268
March 202636,804
April 202637,307
May 202638,013
June 202639,257
July 202638,713
August 202637,063

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: East Devon · Exeter · Mid Devon · North Devon · Plymouth · South Hams · Teignbridge · Torbay · Torridge · West Devon

Where NHS Devon Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Devon 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 Devon 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