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NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QOQ

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

NHS England counted 227,338 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 5% from 217,003 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 60.5% of the pathways waiting at NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (60.6%). That is 31.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 64.3% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (64.0%). That is 20.7 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 31.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 4.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (36.5%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
227,338
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.5%
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
6,114
August 2026 · NHS England
227k213k August 2025August 2026
62.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
6,5924,455 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025217,003
September 2025216,989
October 2025218,194
November 2025215,313
December 2025215,436
January 2026214,075
February 2026214,008
March 2026212,901
April 2026217,597
May 2026220,850
June 2026221,480
July 2026223,892
August 2026227,338
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.6%
September 202560.9%
October 202560.5%
November 202559.9%
December 202559.4%
January 202658.9%
February 202659.1%
March 202660.9%
April 202661.0%
May 202662.1%
June 202662.1%
July 202661.0%
August 202660.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20256,592
September 20256,542
October 20256,205
November 20255,915
December 20255,351
January 20265,397
February 20265,134
March 20264,455
April 20264,673
May 20265,002
June 20265,297
July 20265,701
August 20266,114

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
76.1%
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
87.1%
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
64.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
76.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
89.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
68.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202566.6%
May 202564.3%
June 202566.1%
July 202565.8%
August 202565.7%
September 202566.3%
October 202572.4%
November 202568.2%
December 202567.8%
January 202661.1%
February 202676.4%
March 202676.7%
April 202672.5%
May 202673.5%
June 202672.6%
July 202674.5%
August 202676.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202586.5%
May 202587.4%
June 202587.6%
July 202588.0%
August 202586.3%
September 202583.7%
October 202587.2%
November 202585.9%
December 202587.2%
January 202682.5%
February 202687.6%
March 202689.2%
April 202685.5%
May 202686.4%
June 202687.4%
July 202687.8%
August 202687.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202564.0%
May 202559.8%
June 202559.1%
July 202564.5%
August 202563.8%
September 202562.4%
October 202565.0%
November 202566.3%
December 202563.7%
January 202664.2%
February 202665.5%
March 202668.6%
April 202665.8%
May 202663.9%
June 202665.8%
July 202667.3%
August 202664.3%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
31.8%
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
58,902
August 2026 · NHS England
41.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
70k59k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202536.5%
September 202533.6%
October 202533.3%
November 202534.9%
December 202540.1%
January 202641.1%
February 202633.8%
March 202630.1%
April 202633.2%
May 202633.2%
June 202631.1%
July 202631.2%
August 202631.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202559,666
September 202562,666
October 202564,978
November 202566,430
December 202567,753
January 202669,781
February 202669,996
March 202669,207
April 202660,636
May 202659,411
June 202661,685
July 202660,516
August 202658,902

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: East Riding of Yorkshire · Kingston upon Hull, City of · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire · North Yorkshire · York

Where NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Humber and North Yorkshire 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 Humber and North Yorkshire 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