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NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QPM

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

NHS England counted 56,358 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 38% from 91,187 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 66.4% of the pathways waiting at NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (62.3%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 25.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 69.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.8 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (67.9%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 15.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 40.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 7.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (32.9%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
56,358
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
66.4%
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
390
August 2026 · NHS England
94k56k August 2025August 2026
66.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,650390 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202591,187
September 202592,304
October 202591,820
November 202591,166
December 202591,346
January 202689,974
February 202690,044
March 202687,110
April 202690,289
May 202691,448
June 202690,861
July 202694,346
August 202656,358
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.3%
September 202561.9%
October 202562.1%
November 202561.5%
December 202561.6%
January 202660.9%
February 202661.5%
March 202662.9%
April 202662.3%
May 202662.9%
June 202663.2%
July 202663.5%
August 202666.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,577
September 20251,650
October 20251,423
November 20251,351
December 20251,227
January 20261,318
February 20261,186
March 2026845
April 2026829
May 2026864
June 2026712
July 2026679
August 2026390

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
77.7%
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
92.2%
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
69.7%
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
94.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
69.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202582.3%
May 202580.2%
June 202581.8%
July 202578.3%
August 202574.1%
September 202570.0%
October 202569.8%
November 202570.4%
December 202571.5%
January 202660.6%
February 202672.8%
March 202671.5%
April 202669.2%
May 202679.1%
June 202677.9%
July 202674.9%
August 202677.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202588.6%
May 202589.7%
June 202589.5%
July 202592.1%
August 202589.8%
September 202585.9%
October 202590.2%
November 202593.1%
December 202593.5%
January 202686.4%
February 202691.8%
March 202694.2%
April 202692.2%
May 202693.9%
June 202692.3%
July 202693.2%
August 202692.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202567.9%
May 202567.6%
June 202565.1%
July 202565.5%
August 202568.5%
September 202562.5%
October 202560.2%
November 202566.2%
December 202564.5%
January 202657.6%
February 202661.0%
March 202668.6%
April 202664.4%
May 202663.3%
June 202662.9%
July 202668.6%
August 202669.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
40.0%
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
30,563
August 2026 · NHS England
45.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
36k26k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202532.9%
September 202534.1%
October 202536.4%
November 202540.0%
December 202544.6%
January 202644.2%
February 202639.7%
March 202642.9%
April 202645.3%
May 202644.6%
June 202642.9%
July 202640.8%
August 202640.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202526,247
September 202527,993
October 202530,866
November 202532,523
December 202531,932
January 202632,651
February 202633,827
March 202634,638
April 202635,799
May 202635,789
June 202634,805
July 202633,205
August 202630,563

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: North Northamptonshire · West Northamptonshire

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

The bodies above NHS Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire 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