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NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code S9B9J

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

NHS England counted 414,102 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 1% from 408,061 in April 2026.

At the end of August 2026, 63.1% of the pathways waiting at NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.5 percentage points higher than in April 2026 (62.6%). That is 28.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 72.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.2 percentage points higher than in April 2026 (70.4%). That is 12.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 18.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 1.8 percentage points lower than in April 2026 (20.5%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
414,102
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.1%
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
9,732
August 2026 · NHS England
414k406k April 2026August 2026
63.4%0.0% April 2026August 2026
9,7327,139 April 2026August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
April 2026408,061
May 2026406,045
June 2026407,873
July 2026412,800
August 2026414,102
Waiting under 18 weeks
April 202662.6%
May 202663.2%
June 202663.4%
July 202663.3%
August 202663.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
April 20267,139
May 20267,585
June 20268,186
July 20269,081
August 20269,732

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.8%
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
89.8%
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
72.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.3%0.0% April 2026August 2026
91.2%0.0% April 2026August 2026
72.6%0.0% April 2026August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202678.0%
May 202681.3%
June 202681.0%
July 202679.3%
August 202678.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202689.4%
May 202690.6%
June 202691.2%
July 202690.4%
August 202689.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202670.4%
May 202670.7%
June 202671.8%
July 202671.5%
August 202672.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
18.7%
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
81,753
August 2026 · NHS England
20.5%0.0% April 2026August 2026
89k82k April 2026August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
April 202620.5%
May 202618.9%
June 202617.3%
July 202617.8%
August 202618.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
April 202687,885
May 202686,252
June 202688,561
July 202686,358
August 202681,753

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: Adur · Arun · Brighton and Hove · Chichester · Crawley · Eastbourne · Elmbridge · Epsom and Ewell · Guildford · Hastings · Horsham · Lewes · Mid Sussex · Mole Valley · Reigate and Banstead · Rother · Runnymede · Spelthorne · Surrey Heath · Tandridge · Waverley · Wealden · Woking · Worthing

Where NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Surrey and Sussex 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 Surrey and Sussex 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 · not yet listed for search engines (fewer than six current figures)