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NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QK1

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

NHS England counted 131,898 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 5% from 125,587 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 61.1% of the pathways waiting at NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 7.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (54.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 30.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 58.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 10.1 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (69.0%). That is 26.1 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 16.6% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 7.8 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (24.4%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
131,898
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
61.1%
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
2,933
August 2026 · NHS England
134k123k August 2025August 2026
61.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
3,7042,489 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025125,587
September 2025124,771
October 2025125,650
November 2025125,621
December 2025125,446
January 2026122,879
February 2026134,399
March 2026130,303
April 2026131,098
May 2026132,064
June 2026130,952
July 2026132,973
August 2026131,898
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202554.0%
September 202553.9%
October 202554.0%
November 202554.7%
December 202553.9%
January 202653.3%
February 202656.5%
March 202659.8%
April 202658.7%
May 202660.3%
June 202661.1%
July 202660.8%
August 202661.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20253,488
September 20253,704
October 20253,561
November 20253,397
December 20253,057
January 20262,933
February 20262,770
March 20262,489
April 20262,690
May 20262,775
June 20262,710
July 20262,763
August 20262,933

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.8%
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
88.6%
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
58.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
79.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
92.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
69.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.1%
May 202577.5%
June 202576.0%
July 202570.2%
August 202566.0%
September 202570.3%
October 202567.6%
November 202569.5%
December 202572.7%
January 202667.6%
February 202675.4%
March 202668.3%
April 202665.5%
May 202673.3%
June 202674.3%
July 202677.2%
August 202678.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202579.2%
May 202575.4%
June 202577.7%
July 202578.1%
August 202572.2%
September 202581.5%
October 202582.6%
November 202577.8%
December 202585.8%
January 202680.5%
February 202688.9%
March 202689.0%
April 202687.7%
May 202690.5%
June 202690.4%
July 202692.8%
August 202688.6%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202569.0%
May 202561.5%
June 202560.3%
July 202555.4%
August 202546.6%
September 202551.0%
October 202558.7%
November 202558.8%
December 202557.9%
January 202656.1%
February 202655.0%
March 202665.0%
April 202661.8%
May 202663.1%
June 202662.0%
July 202662.5%
August 202658.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
16.6%
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
28,798
August 2026 · NHS England
24.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
35k29k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202524.4%
September 202522.4%
October 202518.9%
November 202517.6%
December 202518.5%
January 202621.1%
February 202616.0%
March 202615.3%
April 202617.9%
May 202617.0%
June 202616.2%
July 202615.6%
August 202616.6%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202533,395
September 202534,556
October 202533,281
November 202531,908
December 202530,702
January 202630,462
February 202631,857
March 202630,725
April 202632,036
May 202629,847
June 202629,161
July 202629,676
August 202628,798

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: Blaby · Charnwood · Harborough · Hinckley and Bosworth · Leicester · Melton · North West Leicestershire · Oadby and Wigston · Rutland

Where NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland 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 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland 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