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NHS North East London Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QMF

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

NHS England counted 249,427 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS North East London Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 3% from 257,245 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 68.0% of the pathways waiting at NHS North East London Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (62.8%). That is 24.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 77.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS North East London Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.5 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (73.4%). That is 7.1 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 24.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS North East London Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (18.6%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
249,427
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
68.0%
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
2,773
August 2026 · NHS England
259k196k August 2025August 2026
68.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
5,9192,385 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025257,245
September 2025258,764
October 2025254,009
November 2025195,586
December 2025256,344
January 2026254,821
February 2026252,826
March 2026247,146
April 2026253,315
May 2026251,863
June 2026252,020
July 2026251,544
August 2026249,427
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.8%
September 202563.9%
October 202563.4%
November 202561.0%
December 202562.6%
January 202662.4%
February 202663.6%
March 202666.4%
April 202667.1%
May 202667.6%
June 202668.1%
July 202667.9%
August 202668.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20255,919
September 20255,125
October 20254,849
November 20254,102
December 20254,579
January 20264,046
February 20263,193
March 20262,385
April 20262,676
May 20262,714
June 20262,665
July 20262,752
August 20262,773

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
82.3%
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
97.3%
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
77.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.8%
May 202579.4%
June 202580.7%
July 202580.6%
August 202580.2%
September 202581.8%
October 202581.9%
November 202582.1%
December 202579.0%
January 202676.5%
February 202678.4%
March 202678.5%
April 202677.1%
May 202679.0%
June 202680.4%
July 202682.1%
August 202682.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202597.0%
May 202596.8%
June 202598.4%
July 202596.5%
August 202597.2%
September 202596.1%
October 202596.0%
November 202595.7%
December 202596.0%
January 202695.6%
February 202696.0%
March 202696.5%
April 202694.3%
May 202696.2%
June 202696.7%
July 202697.1%
August 202697.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.4%
May 202575.4%
June 202573.2%
July 202572.9%
August 202576.2%
September 202574.9%
October 202577.2%
November 202577.8%
December 202576.6%
January 202672.4%
February 202673.7%
March 202675.0%
April 202675.7%
May 202676.8%
June 202678.2%
July 202676.6%
August 202677.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
24.5%
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
73,284
August 2026 · NHS England
33.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
85k52k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202518.6%
September 202520.2%
October 202517.3%
November 202521.9%
December 202522.8%
January 202622.1%
February 202617.8%
March 202618.6%
April 202633.8%
May 202630.7%
June 202629.7%
July 202625.9%
August 202624.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202563,331
September 202564,297
October 202569,878
November 202555,912
December 202553,012
January 202654,065
February 202652,458
March 202654,378
April 202684,616
May 202683,461
June 202682,237
July 202681,598
August 202673,284

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: Barking and Dagenham · City of London · Hackney · Havering · Newham · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets · Waltham Forest

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

The bodies above NHS North East London 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 London 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