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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code RNN

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

NHS England counted 35,113 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is about the same as in August 2025 (35,037).

At the end of August 2026, 65.4% of the pathways waiting at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 11.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (53.9%). That is 26.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 62.4% of A&E attendances at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (62.7%). That is 32.6 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 77.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 16.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (61.7%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 7.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 17.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 9.2 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (26.2%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 20 November 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
35,113
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.4%
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
356
August 2026 · NHS England
39k35k August 2025August 2026
66.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,549356 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202535,037
September 202539,132
October 202539,432
November 202538,847
December 202538,900
January 202638,515
February 202638,059
March 202635,053
April 202634,977
May 202635,436
June 202634,719
July 202635,233
August 202635,113
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202553.9%
September 202556.8%
October 202555.9%
November 202555.2%
December 202555.8%
January 202656.2%
February 202657.8%
March 202664.3%
April 202664.8%
May 202665.9%
June 202666.9%
July 202666.1%
August 202665.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,365
September 20251,549
October 20251,495
November 20251,440
December 20251,131
January 20261,017
February 2026947
March 2026574
April 2026485
May 2026489
June 2026394
July 2026383
August 2026356

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
62.4%
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard for A&E waiting times is that 95% of patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of arrival. Source
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
229
September 2026 · NHS England
Counts patients who waited 12 hours or more from the decision to admit to admission (sometimes called trolley waits), not 12 hours from arrival.
A&E attendances in the month
12,199
September 2026 · NHS England
67.0%0.0% September 2025September 2026
603229 September 2025September 2026
13k9,570 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202562.7%
October 202561.7%
November 202556.2%
December 202562.1%
January 202658.0%
February 202662.1%
March 202662.6%
April 202661.7%
May 202665.1%
June 202667.0%
July 202664.7%
August 202663.2%
September 202662.4%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025277
October 2025318
November 2025432
December 2025338
January 2026603
February 2026378
March 2026346
April 2026448
May 2026355
June 2026246
July 2026269
August 2026259
September 2026229
A&E attendances in the month
September 202510,890
October 202510,909
November 202510,552
December 202510,325
January 202610,462
February 20269,570
March 202611,172
April 202611,208
May 202611,740
June 202612,086
July 202612,828
August 202612,159
September 202612,199

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
73.8%
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
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
77.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
78.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202571.1%
May 202563.6%
June 202562.3%
July 202556.8%
August 202554.3%
September 202554.6%
October 202556.3%
November 202559.0%
December 202559.5%
January 202658.1%
February 202666.2%
March 202661.1%
April 202662.6%
May 202672.8%
June 202670.9%
July 202678.3%
August 202673.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.0%
May 202594.0%
June 202596.1%
July 202596.2%
August 202595.3%
September 202592.4%
October 202596.6%
November 202589.3%
December 202592.0%
January 202692.6%
February 202696.6%
March 202696.2%
April 202694.7%
May 202698.0%
June 202697.3%
July 202693.1%
August 202696.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202561.7%
May 202552.4%
June 202557.5%
July 202559.7%
August 202551.6%
September 202553.6%
October 202553.0%
November 202552.6%
December 202567.8%
January 202664.1%
February 202661.2%
March 202665.0%
April 202661.3%
May 202667.1%
June 202661.6%
July 202670.9%
August 202677.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
17.0%
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
8,289
August 2026 · NHS England
47.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
15k8,289 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202526.2%
September 202529.4%
October 202528.6%
November 202538.5%
December 202547.3%
January 202641.1%
February 202627.7%
March 202623.9%
April 202622.7%
May 202621.7%
June 202617.9%
July 202616.6%
August 202617.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202511,118
September 202512,379
October 202513,257
November 202514,634
December 202513,026
January 202613,496
February 202612,889
March 202612,028
April 202611,802
May 202610,295
June 20269,890
July 20269,852
August 20268,289

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 20 November 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

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: Cumberland · Westmorland and Furness

Where North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust 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