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NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QE1

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

NHS England counted 231,851 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 7% from 249,324 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 65.8% of the pathways waiting at NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.7%). That is 26.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 70.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.9 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (67.6%). That is 14.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 17.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.0 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (22.2%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
231,851
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.8%
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
2,694
August 2026 · NHS England
249k229k August 2025August 2026
66.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
7,5652,694 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025249,324
September 2025248,726
October 2025247,078
November 2025243,295
December 2025243,284
January 2026241,860
February 2026238,113
March 2026232,468
April 2026229,313
May 2026229,774
June 2026230,887
July 2026232,778
August 2026231,851
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.7%
September 202561.6%
October 202561.4%
November 202561.6%
December 202561.7%
January 202661.7%
February 202662.3%
March 202666.3%
April 202665.7%
May 202665.6%
June 202665.9%
July 202665.5%
August 202665.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20257,565
September 20257,089
October 20256,597
November 20255,672
December 20254,825
January 20264,282
February 20263,913
March 20262,991
April 20263,067
May 20263,147
June 20263,063
July 20262,837
August 20262,694

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.9%
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
92.8%
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
70.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
78.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
73.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202573.6%
May 202571.5%
June 202574.0%
July 202572.8%
August 202569.9%
September 202569.9%
October 202573.9%
November 202574.8%
December 202576.2%
January 202671.7%
February 202678.1%
March 202677.6%
April 202674.2%
May 202678.1%
June 202677.5%
July 202678.4%
August 202678.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202591.0%
May 202593.4%
June 202594.4%
July 202595.1%
August 202594.4%
September 202592.9%
October 202595.5%
November 202595.2%
December 202593.2%
January 202693.0%
February 202695.3%
March 202695.4%
April 202694.6%
May 202694.6%
June 202695.0%
July 202693.6%
August 202692.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202567.6%
May 202565.2%
June 202563.2%
July 202566.5%
August 202568.1%
September 202563.4%
October 202566.5%
November 202567.2%
December 202571.4%
January 202664.7%
February 202665.9%
March 202672.3%
April 202664.4%
May 202669.5%
June 202670.5%
July 202673.6%
August 202670.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
17.2%
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
51,586
August 2026 · NHS England
23.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
58k47k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202522.2%
September 202520.7%
October 202519.3%
November 202520.3%
December 202522.6%
January 202623.0%
February 202619.0%
March 202620.9%
April 202622.7%
May 202619.0%
June 202616.7%
July 202616.2%
August 202617.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202547,281
September 202547,724
October 202550,153
November 202550,155
December 202550,237
January 202651,362
February 202653,250
March 202656,694
April 202658,018
May 202654,989
June 202654,948
July 202653,361
August 202651,586

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: Blackburn with Darwen · Blackpool · Burnley · Chorley · Fylde · Hyndburn · Lancaster · Pendle · Preston · Ribble Valley · Rossendale · South Ribble · West Lancashire · Westmorland and Furness · Wyre

Where NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria 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 Lancashire and South Cumbria 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