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NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QRL

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

NHS England counted 212,432 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 10% from 193,103 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 63.1% of the pathways waiting at NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (62.0%). That is 28.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 78.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.3 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (74.7%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 7.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 30.3% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 2.5 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (32.8%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
212,432
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.1%
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
4,850
August 2026 · NHS England
213k189k August 2025August 2026
64.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
6,4293,994 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025193,103
September 2025195,363
October 2025195,800
November 2025194,700
December 2025193,769
January 2026194,841
February 2026194,575
March 2026189,384
April 2026210,386
May 2026212,982
June 2026213,029
July 2026212,842
August 2026212,432
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.0%
September 202562.0%
October 202561.5%
November 202561.4%
December 202560.7%
January 202660.0%
February 202660.7%
March 202664.0%
April 202663.1%
May 202664.3%
June 202664.3%
July 202663.8%
August 202663.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20256,114
September 20256,429
October 20256,293
November 20255,674
December 20254,951
January 20264,835
February 20264,637
March 20263,994
April 20264,575
May 20264,795
June 20264,930
July 20265,038
August 20264,850

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
77.2%
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
92.7%
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
78.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
79.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.9%
May 202577.4%
June 202577.4%
July 202577.7%
August 202577.6%
September 202574.8%
October 202573.9%
November 202572.4%
December 202573.8%
January 202667.4%
February 202678.9%
March 202678.1%
April 202676.0%
May 202678.2%
June 202678.6%
July 202675.6%
August 202677.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202594.5%
May 202594.5%
June 202593.9%
July 202594.3%
August 202595.1%
September 202592.4%
October 202594.9%
November 202594.4%
December 202594.4%
January 202691.6%
February 202692.5%
March 202691.9%
April 202691.7%
May 202691.9%
June 202689.9%
July 202691.4%
August 202692.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202574.7%
May 202575.7%
June 202570.2%
July 202574.0%
August 202570.7%
September 202568.0%
October 202571.3%
November 202572.1%
December 202573.0%
January 202669.9%
February 202670.6%
March 202675.5%
April 202672.7%
May 202674.7%
June 202673.7%
July 202674.4%
August 202678.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
30.3%
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
56,656
August 2026 · NHS England
32.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
60k49k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202532.8%
September 202529.8%
October 202528.6%
November 202529.5%
December 202532.8%
January 202631.0%
February 202625.9%
March 202626.0%
April 202631.1%
May 202629.5%
June 202629.5%
July 202629.0%
August 202630.3%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202548,982
September 202549,152
October 202549,126
November 202549,472
December 202549,485
January 202650,094
February 202650,966
March 202651,889
April 202656,794
May 202658,758
June 202660,477
July 202659,456
August 202656,656

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: Basingstoke and Deane · East Hampshire · Eastleigh · Fareham · Gosport · Hart · Havant · Isle of Wight · New Forest · Portsmouth · Rushmoor · Southampton · Test Valley · Winchester

Where NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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