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NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QHM

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

NHS England counted 375,486 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 8% from 347,750 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 71.7% of the pathways waiting at NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (70.2%). That is 20.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 71.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (71.3%). That is 13.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 16.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (16.0%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
375,486
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
71.7%
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
3,342
August 2026 · NHS England
375k343k August 2025August 2026
73.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
4,7222,379 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025347,750
September 2025350,922
October 2025353,668
November 2025347,240
December 2025347,222
January 2026346,353
February 2026344,921
March 2026343,127
April 2026357,899
May 2026364,765
June 2026367,458
July 2026373,390
August 2026375,486
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202570.2%
September 202571.2%
October 202571.0%
November 202570.5%
December 202570.1%
January 202669.7%
February 202669.9%
March 202672.3%
April 202672.2%
May 202673.0%
June 202673.1%
July 202672.5%
August 202671.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20254,722
September 20254,645
October 20254,443
November 20254,263
December 20253,748
January 20263,812
February 20263,459
March 20262,379
April 20262,649
May 20262,780
June 20262,880
July 20263,141
August 20263,342

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
74.7%
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
83.5%
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
71.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
77.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
92.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
71.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202576.2%
May 202574.8%
June 202576.7%
July 202574.6%
August 202572.5%
September 202570.3%
October 202571.9%
November 202571.9%
December 202572.7%
January 202666.6%
February 202676.2%
March 202675.6%
April 202671.0%
May 202674.3%
June 202676.4%
July 202677.8%
August 202674.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202588.2%
May 202585.8%
June 202589.0%
July 202590.9%
August 202590.2%
September 202590.4%
October 202592.2%
November 202591.9%
December 202591.3%
January 202684.7%
February 202690.2%
March 202689.6%
April 202687.4%
May 202689.6%
June 202684.9%
July 202684.5%
August 202683.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202571.3%
May 202567.9%
June 202566.1%
July 202570.1%
August 202568.4%
September 202568.3%
October 202568.8%
November 202570.2%
December 202571.8%
January 202668.4%
February 202670.1%
March 202669.6%
April 202668.9%
May 202666.7%
June 202666.5%
July 202668.0%
August 202671.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
16.7%
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
93,899
August 2026 · NHS England
18.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
98k83k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202516.0%
September 202514.7%
October 202513.6%
November 202513.8%
December 202518.2%
January 202617.3%
February 202611.5%
March 202611.4%
April 202614.2%
May 202614.4%
June 202614.1%
July 202614.0%
August 202616.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202582,956
September 202586,099
October 202586,808
November 202587,044
December 202585,779
January 202690,384
February 202690,211
March 202695,371
April 202697,406
May 202696,085
June 202697,840
July 202698,246
August 202693,899

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: County Durham · Cumberland · Darlington · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle upon Tyne · North Tyneside · Northumberland · Redcar and Cleveland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-Tees · Sunderland

Where NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS North East and North 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 North East and North 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