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NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QOP

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

NHS England counted 411,464 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 4% from 426,679 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 63.0% of the pathways waiting at NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 7.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (55.8%). That is 29.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 75.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (72.6%). That is 9.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 14.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 4.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (18.5%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
411,464
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.0%
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
6,361
August 2026 · NHS England
427k403k August 2025August 2026
63.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
13k5,763 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025426,679
September 2025425,600
October 2025424,909
November 2025418,560
December 2025414,419
January 2026413,376
February 2026405,873
March 2026402,775
April 2026408,510
May 2026407,664
June 2026407,375
July 2026405,139
August 2026411,464
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202555.8%
September 202557.0%
October 202557.5%
November 202557.4%
December 202557.8%
January 202658.5%
February 202660.7%
March 202663.8%
April 202663.4%
May 202663.7%
June 202663.5%
July 202662.9%
August 202663.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202513,407
September 202512,416
October 202511,654
November 202510,636
December 20258,477
January 20267,922
February 20267,359
March 20265,763
April 20265,810
May 20265,913
June 20265,837
July 20266,234
August 20266,361

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.5%
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
96.6%
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
75.7%
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
97.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202578.7%
May 202577.0%
June 202579.7%
July 202577.9%
August 202576.1%
September 202575.7%
October 202578.4%
November 202578.8%
December 202579.8%
January 202677.2%
February 202683.6%
March 202682.1%
April 202677.0%
May 202681.9%
June 202679.3%
July 202679.5%
August 202678.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202595.5%
May 202595.2%
June 202595.6%
July 202596.6%
August 202596.3%
September 202595.1%
October 202595.5%
November 202595.8%
December 202595.7%
January 202694.4%
February 202695.9%
March 202695.9%
April 202696.1%
May 202697.3%
June 202696.9%
July 202696.5%
August 202696.6%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202572.6%
May 202572.2%
June 202569.2%
July 202570.9%
August 202571.8%
September 202571.4%
October 202571.6%
November 202574.8%
December 202576.6%
January 202673.4%
February 202674.0%
March 202678.3%
April 202676.8%
May 202675.4%
June 202673.1%
July 202675.7%
August 202675.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
14.4%
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
86,954
August 2026 · NHS England
18.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
90k80k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202518.5%
September 202516.6%
October 202514.8%
November 202513.7%
December 202515.7%
January 202613.9%
February 202610.0%
March 202610.2%
April 202612.7%
May 202611.8%
June 202612.2%
July 202612.0%
August 202614.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202580,274
September 202582,459
October 202584,873
November 202583,727
December 202583,562
January 202687,001
February 202689,511
March 202687,787
April 202686,683
May 202683,308
June 202687,039
July 202689,946
August 202686,954

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: Bolton · Bury · Manchester · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Where NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Greater Manchester 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 Greater Manchester 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