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NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QOC

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

NHS England counted 68,115 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 6% from 64,454 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 69.4% of the pathways waiting at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 10.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (59.2%). That is 22.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 75.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 19.3 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (56.2%). That is 9.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 25.3% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 7.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (17.4%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
68,115
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
69.4%
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
291
August 2026 · NHS England
68k63k August 2025August 2026
70.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,361245 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202564,454
September 202563,250
October 202564,807
November 202566,139
December 202565,260
January 202665,801
February 202664,527
March 202664,420
April 202665,000
May 202666,437
June 202667,079
July 202667,219
August 202668,115
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202559.2%
September 202563.3%
October 202565.3%
November 202566.3%
December 202565.2%
January 202664.2%
February 202664.8%
March 202669.5%
April 202669.8%
May 202670.8%
June 202670.9%
July 202669.9%
August 202669.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,361
September 20251,138
October 2025934
November 2025786
December 2025675
January 2026596
February 2026529
March 2026326
April 2026307
May 2026245
June 2026275
July 2026278
August 2026291

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
87.9%
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
93.7%
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
75.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
76.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202570.3%
May 202572.9%
June 202573.7%
July 202576.3%
August 202576.1%
September 202580.5%
October 202581.0%
November 202586.0%
December 202582.9%
January 202680.7%
February 202685.3%
March 202685.8%
April 202681.2%
May 202683.4%
June 202685.9%
July 202687.3%
August 202687.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202590.3%
May 202585.9%
June 202588.1%
July 202592.2%
August 202590.0%
September 202591.9%
October 202593.6%
November 202592.2%
December 202596.3%
January 202694.1%
February 202697.5%
March 202696.3%
April 202694.7%
May 202694.3%
June 202696.3%
July 202694.7%
August 202693.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202556.2%
May 202562.9%
June 202564.1%
July 202565.5%
August 202568.7%
September 202564.5%
October 202571.4%
November 202568.9%
December 202568.4%
January 202665.3%
February 202673.5%
March 202676.2%
April 202669.8%
May 202670.1%
June 202671.6%
July 202671.7%
August 202675.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
25.3%
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
17,437
August 2026 · NHS England
25.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
18k14k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202517.4%
September 202514.5%
October 202512.6%
November 202513.3%
December 202518.1%
January 202619.2%
February 202613.4%
March 202613.7%
April 202617.1%
May 202617.1%
June 202619.1%
July 202619.6%
August 202625.3%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202513,630
September 202513,695
October 202514,573
November 202514,702
December 202514,286
January 202615,948
February 202616,763
March 202618,109
April 202617,695
May 202617,484
June 202618,185
July 202618,374
August 202617,437

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: Shropshire · Telford and Wrekin

Where NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin 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 Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin 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