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NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code D7T5G

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

NHS England counted 283,275 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Essex Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 2% from 289,198 in April 2026.

At the end of August 2026, 55.9% of the pathways waiting at NHS Essex Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.4 percentage points higher than in April 2026 (55.5%). That is 36.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 62.3% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Essex Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.9 percentage points higher than in April 2026 (54.4%). That is 22.7 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 31.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Essex Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 1.5 percentage points higher than in April 2026 (30.2%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
283,275
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
55.9%
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
14,297
August 2026 · NHS England
289k279k April 2026August 2026
56.3%0.0% April 2026August 2026
14k13k April 2026August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
April 2026289,198
May 2026285,616
June 2026278,921
July 2026280,891
August 2026283,275
Waiting under 18 weeks
April 202655.5%
May 202656.3%
June 202655.9%
July 202655.5%
August 202655.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
April 202613,193
May 202613,063
June 202613,451
July 202614,188
August 202614,297

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
72.5%
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
88.8%
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
62.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
74.7%0.0% April 2026August 2026
88.8%0.0% April 2026August 2026
62.3%0.0% April 2026August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202668.7%
May 202671.8%
June 202674.0%
July 202674.7%
August 202672.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202686.1%
May 202688.8%
June 202686.2%
July 202688.1%
August 202688.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202654.4%
May 202657.9%
June 202660.1%
July 202659.9%
August 202662.3%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
31.7%
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
64,102
August 2026 · NHS England
31.7%0.0% April 2026August 2026
65k64k April 2026August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
April 202630.2%
May 202630.6%
June 202629.8%
July 202629.6%
August 202631.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
April 202665,317
May 202663,811
June 202665,327
July 202665,358
August 202664,102

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: Basildon · Braintree · Brentwood · Castle Point · Chelmsford · Colchester · Epping Forest · Harlow · Maldon · Rochford · Southend-on-Sea · Tendring · Thurrock · Uttlesford

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

The bodies above NHS Essex 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 Essex 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)