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NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code S0E4D

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

NHS England counted 226,010 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is about the same as in April 2026 (224,965).

At the end of August 2026, 65.9% of the pathways waiting at NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in April 2026 (66.0%). That is 26.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 71.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.4 percentage points higher than in April 2026 (70.0%). That is 13.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 19.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 1.3 percentage points lower than in April 2026 (20.3%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
226,010
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.9%
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
2,363
August 2026 · NHS England
228k220k April 2026August 2026
66.6%0.0% April 2026August 2026
2,4222,200 April 2026August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
April 2026224,965
May 2026227,744
June 2026227,345
July 2026220,398
August 2026226,010
Waiting under 18 weeks
April 202666.0%
May 202666.3%
June 202666.6%
July 202665.9%
August 202665.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
April 20262,200
May 20262,411
June 20262,422
July 20262,252
August 20262,363

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.0%
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
87.2%
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
71.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.6%0.0% April 2026August 2026
89.9%0.0% April 2026August 2026
72.4%0.0% April 2026August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202679.7%
May 202683.6%
June 202682.1%
July 202683.2%
August 202681.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202685.7%
May 202688.7%
June 202689.0%
July 202689.9%
August 202687.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202670.0%
May 202670.8%
June 202672.4%
July 202670.2%
August 202671.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
19.0%
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
52,049
August 2026 · NHS England
20.3%0.0% April 2026August 2026
67k52k April 2026August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
April 202620.3%
May 202616.5%
June 202616.9%
July 202616.6%
August 202619.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
April 202667,108
May 202657,019
June 202656,835
July 202656,310
August 202652,049

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: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Cherwell · Oxford · Reading · Slough · South Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse · West Berkshire · West Oxfordshire · Windsor and Maidenhead · Wokingham

Where NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley 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)