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NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code T6Y0W

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

NHS England counted 212,871 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 1% from 214,689 in April 2026.

At the end of August 2026, 64.3% of the pathways waiting at NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.0 percentage points higher than in April 2026 (62.3%). That is 27.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 68.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.3 percentage points higher than in April 2026 (66.1%). That is 16.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 30.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 1.0 percentage points higher than in April 2026 (29.0%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
212,871
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
64.3%
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
3,747
August 2026 · NHS England
216k213k April 2026August 2026
64.3%0.0% April 2026August 2026
4,1233,747 April 2026August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
April 2026214,689
May 2026216,192
June 2026215,969
July 2026213,883
August 2026212,871
Waiting under 18 weeks
April 202662.3%
May 202663.2%
June 202663.8%
July 202663.6%
August 202664.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
April 20264,123
May 20264,068
June 20264,036
July 20263,979
August 20263,747

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
74.4%
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
93.2%
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
68.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
77.1%0.0% April 2026August 2026
93.4%0.0% April 2026August 2026
69.7%0.0% April 2026August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202673.4%
May 202676.4%
June 202676.1%
July 202677.1%
August 202674.4%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202690.9%
May 202693.4%
June 202692.9%
July 202692.3%
August 202693.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202666.1%
May 202665.9%
June 202664.8%
July 202669.7%
August 202668.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
30.0%
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
59,104
August 2026 · NHS England
30.0%0.0% April 2026August 2026
63k59k April 2026August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
April 202629.0%
May 202628.3%
June 202628.1%
July 202629.9%
August 202630.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
April 202661,385
May 202658,762
June 202661,908
July 202662,792
August 202659,104

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: Babergh · Breckland · Broadland · East Suffolk · Great Yarmouth · Ipswich · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · Mid Suffolk · North Norfolk · Norwich · South Norfolk · West Suffolk

Where NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Norfolk and Suffolk 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 Norfolk and Suffolk 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 · not yet listed for search engines (fewer than six current figures)