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NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QJM

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

NHS England counted 109,727 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 1% from 108,844 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 62.4% of the pathways waiting at NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (55.9%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 29.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 61.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.8 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (67.2%). That is 23.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 53.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 21.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (31.9%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
109,727
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
62.4%
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
1,738
August 2026 · NHS England
110k107k August 2025August 2026
62.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,804825 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025108,844
September 2025107,873
October 2025108,645
November 2025107,437
December 2025107,206
January 2026107,395
February 2026109,009
March 2026107,445
April 2026109,034
May 2026109,245
June 2026109,670
July 2026109,453
August 2026109,727
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202555.9%
September 202556.6%
October 202556.3%
November 202556.2%
December 202556.3%
January 202656.0%
February 202657.5%
March 202661.2%
April 202660.8%
May 202661.5%
June 202662.0%
July 202662.0%
August 202662.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,783
September 20252,723
October 20252,804
November 20252,155
December 20251,293
January 20261,144
February 20261,055
March 2026825
April 20261,044
May 20261,262
June 20261,639
July 20261,652
August 20261,738

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
71.3%
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
92.3%
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
61.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
77.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
92.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
69.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202572.3%
May 202574.3%
June 202576.7%
July 202576.0%
August 202574.2%
September 202570.3%
October 202576.1%
November 202577.4%
December 202574.0%
January 202666.9%
February 202674.3%
March 202670.9%
April 202664.2%
May 202674.4%
June 202674.0%
July 202668.0%
August 202671.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202586.1%
May 202584.9%
June 202586.3%
July 202590.8%
August 202587.4%
September 202587.8%
October 202589.1%
November 202589.7%
December 202587.7%
January 202682.8%
February 202688.7%
March 202687.1%
April 202685.0%
May 202688.9%
June 202690.1%
July 202690.6%
August 202692.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202567.2%
May 202565.6%
June 202563.5%
July 202564.8%
August 202561.9%
September 202560.4%
October 202565.8%
November 202569.2%
December 202563.8%
January 202660.2%
February 202659.0%
March 202665.2%
April 202660.7%
May 202659.0%
June 202660.3%
July 202664.9%
August 202661.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
53.2%
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
42,762
August 2026 · NHS England
53.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
45k29k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202531.9%
September 202532.0%
October 202534.0%
November 202537.1%
December 202540.2%
January 202642.5%
February 202639.1%
March 202645.0%
April 202650.4%
May 202651.8%
June 202652.1%
July 202650.6%
August 202653.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202528,522
September 202531,080
October 202532,526
November 202533,849
December 202535,165
January 202637,299
February 202641,071
March 202643,134
April 202643,348
May 202643,577
June 202644,658
July 202644,998
August 202642,762

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: Boston · East Lindsey · Lincoln · North Kesteven · South Holland · South Kesteven · West Lindsey

Where NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire 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