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NHS South East London Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QKK

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

NHS England counted 223,705 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS South East London Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 1% from 225,615 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 66.7% of the pathways waiting at NHS South East London Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (61.1%). That is 25.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 70.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS South East London Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.7 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (69.2%). That is 14.1 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 23.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS South East London Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 9.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (33.2%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
223,705
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
66.7%
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
3,389
August 2026 · NHS England
231k218k August 2025August 2026
67.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
6,4252,733 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025225,615
September 2025227,041
October 2025230,815
November 2025221,030
December 2025222,751
January 2026220,019
February 2026218,749
March 2026217,676
April 2026223,066
May 2026223,060
June 2026222,130
July 2026221,702
August 2026223,705
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202561.1%
September 202562.1%
October 202562.7%
November 202564.4%
December 202564.2%
January 202663.5%
February 202664.3%
March 202666.4%
April 202666.4%
May 202667.2%
June 202667.7%
July 202667.1%
August 202666.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20256,425
September 20255,948
October 20255,448
November 20254,091
December 20253,788
January 20264,261
February 20263,805
March 20262,733
April 20262,793
May 20263,182
June 20263,056
July 20263,287
August 20263,389

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
82.0%
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
93.1%
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
70.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
93.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
72.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202577.1%
May 202576.3%
June 202577.3%
July 202577.9%
August 202575.9%
September 202575.2%
October 202576.6%
November 202576.8%
December 202578.0%
January 202674.6%
February 202682.3%
March 202681.7%
April 202678.0%
May 202682.0%
June 202680.9%
July 202683.5%
August 202682.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202592.8%
May 202592.2%
June 202593.6%
July 202593.2%
August 202593.2%
September 202592.1%
October 202592.4%
November 202591.1%
December 202592.3%
January 202686.4%
February 202693.3%
March 202692.0%
April 202690.2%
May 202692.4%
June 202692.5%
July 202693.9%
August 202693.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202569.2%
May 202563.2%
June 202564.1%
July 202560.3%
August 202566.9%
September 202560.5%
October 202557.4%
November 202561.4%
December 202566.6%
January 202660.3%
February 202661.5%
March 202672.2%
April 202669.7%
May 202668.0%
June 202665.0%
July 202669.2%
August 202670.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
23.8%
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
60,326
August 2026 · NHS England
33.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
66k58k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202533.2%
September 202533.1%
October 202532.0%
November 202530.4%
December 202531.8%
January 202628.7%
February 202622.3%
March 202622.3%
April 202624.0%
May 202623.4%
June 202622.4%
July 202622.0%
August 202623.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202564,724
September 202565,627
October 202565,932
November 202563,396
December 202559,885
January 202661,987
February 202660,809
March 202658,158
April 202659,021
May 202663,491
June 202662,158
July 202661,896
August 202660,326

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: Bexley · Bromley · Greenwich · Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark

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

The bodies above NHS South 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 South 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