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NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QR1

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

NHS England counted 73,901 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 10% from 66,881 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 70.3% of the pathways waiting at NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (67.3%). That is 21.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 67.3% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.7 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (71.0%). It is the lowest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 17.7 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 16.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 9.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (25.3%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
73,901
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
70.3%
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
142
August 2026 · NHS England
77k67k August 2025August 2026
74.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
14688 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202566,881
September 202570,664
October 202569,560
November 202570,374
December 202569,596
January 202670,233
February 202674,283
March 202674,123
April 202676,142
May 202677,370
June 202676,724
July 202676,514
August 202673,901
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202567.3%
September 202569.7%
October 202569.5%
November 202570.1%
December 202569.5%
January 202668.7%
February 202671.7%
March 202674.3%
April 202673.8%
May 202674.4%
June 202673.6%
July 202672.2%
August 202670.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025135
September 2025122
October 2025137
November 2025129
December 2025138
January 2026129
February 2026112
March 202688
April 2026104
May 202691
June 202698
July 2026146
August 2026142

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
74.2%
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
91.7%
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
67.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
85.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
81.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.5%
May 202582.0%
June 202585.1%
July 202583.9%
August 202579.9%
September 202576.9%
October 202576.6%
November 202575.4%
December 202570.7%
January 202657.8%
February 202668.7%
March 202675.7%
April 202673.9%
May 202676.6%
June 202675.0%
July 202674.9%
August 202674.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.1%
May 202593.2%
June 202593.4%
July 202593.2%
August 202594.3%
September 202596.2%
October 202595.6%
November 202594.5%
December 202595.1%
January 202692.3%
February 202694.1%
March 202693.1%
April 202694.6%
May 202693.9%
June 202692.3%
July 202694.0%
August 202691.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202571.0%
May 202571.6%
June 202575.5%
July 202577.8%
August 202576.0%
September 202577.0%
October 202579.4%
November 202579.6%
December 202581.7%
January 202679.5%
February 202676.9%
March 202672.3%
April 202677.6%
May 202671.0%
June 202670.1%
July 202675.4%
August 202667.3%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
16.2%
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
16,809
August 2026 · NHS England
25.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
19k17k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202525.3%
September 202524.3%
October 202522.7%
November 202521.5%
December 202521.1%
January 202619.6%
February 202616.2%
March 202616.3%
April 202616.0%
May 202614.8%
June 202615.0%
July 202616.0%
August 202616.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202517,583
September 202518,031
October 202518,609
November 202518,477
December 202517,502
January 202617,853
February 202618,644
March 202619,154
April 202619,014
May 202618,074
June 202618,882
July 202618,264
August 202616,809

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: Cheltenham · Cotswold · Forest of Dean · Gloucester · Stroud · Tewkesbury

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

The bodies above NHS Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire 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