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NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QT1

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

NHS England counted 127,125 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 2% from 124,194 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 63.9% of the pathways waiting at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (62.7%). That is 28.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 66.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.5 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (66.9%). That is 18.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 31.6% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 10.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (21.2%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
127,125
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.9%
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
2,967
August 2026 · NHS England
134k119k August 2025August 2026
66.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
3,0872,104 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025124,194
September 2025126,122
October 2025128,738
November 2025129,053
December 2025133,651
January 2026131,636
February 2026129,673
March 2026122,483
April 2026124,861
May 2026124,596
June 2026120,073
July 2026118,547
August 2026127,125
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.7%
September 202562.6%
October 202561.2%
November 202559.7%
December 202559.3%
January 202658.0%
February 202658.8%
March 202664.0%
April 202663.8%
May 202665.5%
June 202666.9%
July 202663.3%
August 202663.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,524
September 20252,605
October 20252,934
November 20253,003
December 20252,859
January 20263,087
February 20262,629
March 20262,104
April 20262,425
May 20262,469
June 20262,255
July 20262,565
August 20262,967

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
84.0%
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
92.9%
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
66.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
68.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202575.8%
May 202576.7%
June 202579.0%
July 202572.4%
August 202571.7%
September 202571.0%
October 202569.8%
November 202564.9%
December 202570.0%
January 202665.0%
February 202671.6%
March 202673.1%
April 202673.2%
May 202680.0%
June 202681.3%
July 202682.8%
August 202684.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202591.3%
May 202591.1%
June 202591.4%
July 202592.2%
August 202588.6%
September 202591.9%
October 202593.0%
November 202592.6%
December 202593.0%
January 202690.1%
February 202694.8%
March 202694.1%
April 202693.9%
May 202695.4%
June 202694.1%
July 202693.8%
August 202692.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202566.9%
May 202562.7%
June 202558.9%
July 202563.5%
August 202559.1%
September 202562.6%
October 202565.9%
November 202559.8%
December 202562.6%
January 202664.7%
February 202666.0%
March 202667.7%
April 202667.3%
May 202663.4%
June 202665.7%
July 202668.3%
August 202666.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
31.6%
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
38,503
August 2026 · NHS England
33.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
41k28k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202521.2%
September 202517.3%
October 202518.7%
November 202522.9%
December 202524.5%
January 202626.4%
February 202624.1%
March 202626.6%
April 202633.5%
May 202629.5%
June 202629.3%
July 202628.2%
August 202631.6%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202528,446
September 202529,551
October 202531,024
November 202531,379
December 202532,927
January 202635,910
February 202637,634
March 202640,932
April 202641,330
May 202640,293
June 202640,406
July 202640,546
August 202638,503

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: Ashfield · Bassetlaw · Broxtowe · Gedling · Mansfield · Newark and Sherwood · Nottingham · Rushcliffe

Where NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire 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 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire 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