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NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QWO

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

NHS England counted 250,052 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 1% from 247,414 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 70.5% of the pathways waiting at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (67.2%). That is 21.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 78.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.5 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (73.2%). That is 6.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 11.6% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (17.0%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
250,052
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
70.5%
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
1,855
August 2026 · NHS England
250k236k August 2025August 2026
71.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,9451,606 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025247,414
September 2025246,530
October 2025244,257
November 2025242,705
December 2025238,765
January 2026237,741
February 2026235,711
March 2026235,862
April 2026238,589
May 2026241,702
June 2026241,628
July 2026238,444
August 2026250,052
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202567.2%
September 202568.1%
October 202567.9%
November 202568.0%
December 202568.0%
January 202668.0%
February 202668.7%
March 202670.2%
April 202670.0%
May 202670.6%
June 202671.0%
July 202670.3%
August 202670.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,945
September 20252,542
October 20252,366
November 20252,287
December 20251,962
January 20261,852
February 20261,715
March 20261,740
April 20261,606
May 20261,803
June 20261,761
July 20261,808
August 20261,855

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.1%
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
96.8%
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
78.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
79.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202577.7%
May 202575.4%
June 202578.4%
July 202578.2%
August 202578.0%
September 202578.3%
October 202578.7%
November 202576.6%
December 202578.0%
January 202676.5%
February 202682.5%
March 202683.2%
April 202679.5%
May 202682.1%
June 202682.5%
July 202682.2%
August 202681.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202594.7%
May 202594.2%
June 202594.3%
July 202595.3%
August 202595.3%
September 202594.6%
October 202595.9%
November 202595.3%
December 202596.1%
January 202694.9%
February 202697.0%
March 202696.7%
April 202696.7%
May 202696.1%
June 202696.5%
July 202696.7%
August 202696.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.2%
May 202571.6%
June 202568.4%
July 202573.9%
August 202574.5%
September 202574.4%
October 202574.0%
November 202575.8%
December 202577.7%
January 202674.2%
February 202672.5%
March 202679.3%
April 202677.0%
May 202676.9%
June 202677.4%
July 202678.3%
August 202678.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
11.6%
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
55,106
August 2026 · NHS England
17.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
65k55k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202517.0%
September 202513.3%
October 202511.2%
November 202512.2%
December 202516.1%
January 202617.2%
February 202613.1%
March 202614.0%
April 202615.4%
May 202613.1%
June 202611.0%
July 202610.3%
August 202611.6%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202556,659
September 202558,802
October 202559,785
November 202558,201
December 202558,483
January 202659,153
February 202660,698
March 202665,009
April 202664,583
May 202660,937
June 202660,597
July 202658,904
August 202655,106

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: Bradford · Calderdale · Kirklees · Leeds · Wakefield

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

The bodies above NHS West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire 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