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NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QKS

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

NHS England counted 247,693 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 4% from 238,641 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 63.4% of the pathways waiting at NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (61.6%). That is 28.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 71.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.8 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (76.4%). It is the lowest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 13.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 32.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 14.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (18.1%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
247,693
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.4%
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
4,707
August 2026 · NHS England
248k228k August 2025August 2026
64.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
5,8752,911 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025238,641
September 2025237,138
October 2025237,231
November 2025235,648
December 2025234,796
January 2026230,575
February 2026228,580
March 2026228,021
April 2026233,250
May 2026237,902
June 2026239,689
July 2026241,453
August 2026247,693
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202561.6%
September 202562.0%
October 202561.8%
November 202561.9%
December 202561.0%
January 202660.6%
February 202661.5%
March 202664.9%
April 202664.6%
May 202664.9%
June 202664.7%
July 202663.7%
August 202663.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20255,845
September 20255,875
October 20255,541
November 20254,306
December 20253,795
January 20263,763
February 20263,475
March 20262,911
April 20263,177
May 20263,650
June 20264,190
July 20264,687
August 20264,707

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
75.2%
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
94.7%
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
71.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202574.2%
May 202571.1%
June 202575.5%
July 202576.6%
August 202576.0%
September 202574.1%
October 202576.3%
November 202577.3%
December 202577.2%
January 202673.7%
February 202681.1%
March 202677.9%
April 202670.2%
May 202675.8%
June 202675.9%
July 202676.8%
August 202675.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202595.2%
May 202595.7%
June 202595.4%
July 202596.4%
August 202596.5%
September 202596.8%
October 202596.2%
November 202594.9%
December 202596.9%
January 202694.1%
February 202696.0%
March 202696.1%
April 202695.0%
May 202696.5%
June 202695.6%
July 202695.8%
August 202694.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202576.4%
May 202575.8%
June 202573.1%
July 202576.3%
August 202576.8%
September 202574.4%
October 202574.5%
November 202574.7%
December 202576.6%
January 202674.0%
February 202673.1%
March 202678.1%
April 202674.7%
May 202674.9%
June 202674.5%
July 202675.9%
August 202671.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
32.1%
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
78,823
August 2026 · NHS England
32.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
80k53k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202518.1%
September 202516.4%
October 202517.6%
November 202516.2%
December 202521.2%
January 202621.6%
February 202619.6%
March 202621.6%
April 202626.5%
May 202625.8%
June 202626.0%
July 202628.2%
August 202632.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202552,953
September 202556,255
October 202560,485
November 202562,915
December 202563,595
January 202669,157
February 202671,295
March 202676,051
April 202673,538
May 202674,772
June 202678,018
July 202679,754
August 202678,823

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: Ashford · Canterbury · Dartford · Dover · Folkestone and Hythe · Gravesham · Maidstone · Medway · Sevenoaks · Swale · Thanet · Tonbridge and Malling · Tunbridge Wells

Where NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Kent and Medway 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 Kent and Medway 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