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NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QSL

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

NHS England counted 68,105 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is about the same as in August 2025 (68,113).

At the end of August 2026, 65.4% of the pathways waiting at NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (62.9%). That is 26.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 76.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 6.7 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (70.1%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 8.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 18.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.3 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (21.5%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
68,105
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.4%
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
1,688
August 2026 · NHS England
68k64k August 2025August 2026
66.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,8221,036 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202568,113
September 202568,075
October 202568,311
November 202567,266
December 202565,148
January 202664,668
February 202664,387
March 202663,751
April 202665,423
May 202665,636
June 202665,382
July 202667,359
August 202668,105
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.9%
September 202563.2%
October 202563.3%
November 202563.3%
December 202563.2%
January 202662.8%
February 202664.0%
March 202666.3%
April 202666.7%
May 202666.9%
June 202666.4%
July 202666.2%
August 202665.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,822
September 20251,737
October 20251,612
November 20251,348
December 20251,328
January 20261,230
February 20261,124
March 20261,036
April 20261,137
May 20261,300
June 20261,340
July 20261,490
August 20261,688

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
74.0%
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
90.9%
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
76.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
93.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
76.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202571.1%
May 202564.8%
June 202572.0%
July 202574.0%
August 202570.2%
September 202569.9%
October 202576.0%
November 202577.4%
December 202577.1%
January 202673.9%
February 202679.8%
March 202678.0%
April 202678.6%
May 202677.8%
June 202683.1%
July 202680.0%
August 202674.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.9%
May 202592.4%
June 202593.7%
July 202592.4%
August 202593.0%
September 202590.6%
October 202590.8%
November 202588.9%
December 202592.7%
January 202688.6%
February 202693.9%
March 202692.0%
April 202691.7%
May 202691.2%
June 202690.4%
July 202690.4%
August 202690.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202570.1%
May 202568.7%
June 202568.0%
July 202568.1%
August 202570.2%
September 202568.1%
October 202568.9%
November 202574.5%
December 202574.1%
January 202670.0%
February 202669.7%
March 202675.8%
April 202670.9%
May 202666.2%
June 202669.1%
July 202672.5%
August 202676.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
18.2%
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
15,257
August 2026 · NHS England
26.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
16k14k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202521.5%
September 202520.6%
October 202519.0%
November 202521.5%
December 202526.5%
January 202624.9%
February 202618.9%
March 202617.1%
April 202620.1%
May 202618.3%
June 202615.5%
July 202615.9%
August 202618.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202513,644
September 202513,731
October 202514,103
November 202514,259
December 202514,177
January 202614,607
February 202614,586
March 202615,721
April 202615,187
May 202615,009
June 202615,051
July 202614,659
August 202615,257

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: Somerset

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

The bodies above NHS Somerset 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 Somerset 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