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NHS South West London Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QWE

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

NHS England counted 215,557 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS South West London Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 4% from 207,343 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 67.9% of the pathways waiting at NHS South West London Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (64.3%). That is 24.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 79.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS South West London Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (79.5%). That is 5.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 17.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS South West London Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 4.2 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (22.1%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
215,557
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
67.9%
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
2,115
August 2026 · NHS England
217k200k August 2025August 2026
68.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
3,7141,407 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025207,343
September 2025206,373
October 2025207,382
November 2025206,763
December 2025205,246
January 2026205,389
February 2026204,102
March 2026199,792
April 2026201,310
May 2026215,343
June 2026216,410
July 2026216,677
August 2026215,557
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202564.3%
September 202564.4%
October 202564.2%
November 202563.7%
December 202562.7%
January 202662.7%
February 202664.1%
March 202667.7%
April 202667.2%
May 202667.3%
June 202668.4%
July 202668.2%
August 202667.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20253,685
September 20253,714
October 20253,520
November 20252,951
December 20252,555
January 20262,556
February 20262,286
March 20261,407
April 20261,614
May 20262,018
June 20261,999
July 20262,164
August 20262,115

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
83.9%
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
97.4%
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
79.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
85.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
81.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202582.8%
May 202581.5%
June 202580.7%
July 202577.8%
August 202571.8%
September 202571.2%
October 202574.8%
November 202578.8%
December 202583.1%
January 202679.8%
February 202685.0%
March 202681.8%
April 202680.0%
May 202683.4%
June 202683.7%
July 202684.8%
August 202683.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.7%
May 202596.5%
June 202595.8%
July 202597.2%
August 202597.0%
September 202596.7%
October 202595.8%
November 202594.9%
December 202596.1%
January 202694.1%
February 202697.0%
March 202697.1%
April 202696.8%
May 202697.5%
June 202696.4%
July 202697.3%
August 202697.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202579.5%
May 202575.6%
June 202575.5%
July 202574.5%
August 202575.2%
September 202573.0%
October 202572.0%
November 202575.4%
December 202578.4%
January 202676.5%
February 202674.8%
March 202681.4%
April 202677.3%
May 202675.0%
June 202681.2%
July 202677.5%
August 202679.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
17.9%
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
50,585
August 2026 · NHS England
22.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
56k51k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202522.1%
September 202522.2%
October 202522.7%
November 202521.0%
December 202522.7%
January 202620.4%
February 202614.5%
March 202610.9%
April 202612.6%
May 202614.7%
June 202614.6%
July 202615.1%
August 202617.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202550,968
September 202554,005
October 202555,714
November 202553,882
December 202551,209
January 202651,712
February 202651,281
March 202650,676
April 202651,475
May 202651,663
June 202651,166
July 202651,731
August 202650,585

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: Croydon · Kingston upon Thames · Merton · Richmond upon Thames · Sutton · Wandsworth

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

The bodies above NHS South West 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 West 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