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NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QGH

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

NHS England counted 97,654 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 3% from 94,383 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 63.0% of the pathways waiting at NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.5%). That is 29.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 60.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 6.2 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (66.8%). That is 24.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 30.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (26.5%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
97,654
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
878
August 2026 · NHS England
98k92k August 2025August 2026
64.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,989812 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202594,383
September 202595,139
October 202595,748
November 202594,543
December 202594,372
January 202692,754
February 202692,057
March 202691,623
April 202693,850
May 202695,040
June 202696,683
July 202697,174
August 202697,654
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.5%
September 202561.7%
October 202561.5%
November 202560.8%
December 202560.9%
January 202660.8%
February 202661.8%
March 202664.9%
April 202664.4%
May 202664.5%
June 202664.7%
July 202663.8%
August 202663.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,989
September 20251,779
October 20251,709
November 20251,468
December 20251,341
January 20261,266
February 20261,256
March 2026991
April 20261,020
May 2026982
June 2026812
July 2026823
August 2026878

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
83.1%
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
84.2%
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
60.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
91.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
72.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202575.7%
May 202571.8%
June 202577.1%
July 202577.1%
August 202578.4%
September 202576.2%
October 202581.2%
November 202581.2%
December 202577.2%
January 202667.9%
February 202679.3%
March 202675.5%
April 202676.9%
May 202682.8%
June 202684.0%
July 202683.0%
August 202683.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202588.4%
May 202587.1%
June 202586.1%
July 202583.3%
August 202584.9%
September 202584.1%
October 202587.4%
November 202587.4%
December 202590.2%
January 202686.0%
February 202691.0%
March 202688.8%
April 202687.5%
May 202688.2%
June 202689.5%
July 202689.9%
August 202684.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202566.8%
May 202562.2%
June 202561.4%
July 202561.0%
August 202565.8%
September 202557.5%
October 202563.1%
November 202565.9%
December 202572.6%
January 202665.6%
February 202660.9%
March 202667.0%
April 202658.0%
May 202654.6%
June 202663.5%
July 202661.7%
August 202660.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
30.4%
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
23,498
August 2026 · NHS England
30.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
25k20k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202526.5%
September 202525.0%
October 202524.4%
November 202524.5%
December 202526.6%
January 202625.1%
February 202620.5%
March 202622.1%
April 202624.5%
May 202625.9%
June 202625.8%
July 202627.6%
August 202630.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202520,527
September 202520,689
October 202521,949
November 202520,839
December 202519,930
January 202620,409
February 202622,234
March 202622,646
April 202623,717
May 202623,721
June 202624,593
July 202624,136
August 202623,498

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: Bromsgrove · Herefordshire, County of · Malvern Hills · Redditch · Worcester · Wychavon · Wyre Forest

Where NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire 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 Herefordshire and Worcestershire 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