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North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

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

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

NHS England counted 24,063 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 15% from 20,921 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 69.6% of the pathways waiting at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (72.7%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 22.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 81.0% of A&E attendances at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.4 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (83.4%). That is 14.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 62.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.9 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (66.8%). That is 22.1 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 11.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (5.5%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 16 September 2022.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
24,063
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
69.6%
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
225
August 2026 · NHS England
24k21k August 2025August 2026
73.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
250157 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202520,921
September 202521,490
October 202522,291
November 202521,991
December 202522,059
January 202621,898
February 202622,141
March 202621,532
April 202622,572
May 202622,873
June 202623,080
July 202623,667
August 202624,063
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202572.7%
September 202573.3%
October 202573.8%
November 202572.8%
December 202571.3%
January 202670.7%
February 202670.2%
March 202670.6%
April 202672.4%
May 202672.3%
June 202671.5%
July 202671.2%
August 202669.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025157
September 2025160
October 2025191
November 2025182
December 2025220
January 2026250
February 2026250
March 2026212
April 2026212
May 2026216
June 2026230
July 2026173
August 2026225

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
81.0%
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
25
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
16,342
September 2026 · NHS England
86.2%0.0% September 2025September 2026
651 September 2025September 2026
17k15k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202583.4%
October 202582.0%
November 202582.0%
December 202583.3%
January 202680.4%
February 202683.0%
March 202686.2%
April 202686.1%
May 202685.3%
June 202685.0%
July 202681.4%
August 202682.8%
September 202681.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202526
October 202547
November 202529
December 202533
January 202665
February 202639
March 20261
April 20262
May 20261
June 20265
July 20267
August 20265
September 202625
A&E attendances in the month
September 202515,810
October 202516,208
November 202516,532
December 202516,637
January 202616,038
February 202614,799
March 202617,130
April 202616,195
May 202616,797
June 202616,537
July 202617,127
August 202615,730
September 202616,342

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
75.4%
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
87.4%
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
62.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
67.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202578.8%
May 202578.7%
June 202575.8%
July 202578.4%
August 202579.1%
September 202578.3%
October 202581.5%
November 202582.3%
December 202581.5%
January 202676.4%
February 202674.3%
March 202675.7%
April 202667.3%
May 202669.3%
June 202676.8%
July 202678.2%
August 202675.4%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.6%
May 202595.1%
June 202597.3%
July 202592.7%
August 202589.3%
September 202591.6%
October 202594.5%
November 202593.3%
December 202597.3%
January 202692.1%
February 202696.7%
March 202697.8%
April 202694.7%
May 202695.5%
June 202688.8%
July 202687.7%
August 202687.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202566.8%
May 202558.3%
June 202556.2%
July 202552.0%
August 202551.6%
September 202556.5%
October 202562.3%
November 202564.0%
December 202563.4%
January 202654.5%
February 202653.1%
March 202667.1%
April 202658.3%
May 202646.6%
June 202659.0%
July 202659.9%
August 202662.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
11.4%
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
7,889
August 2026 · NHS England
11.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
8,2944,544 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20255.5%
September 20253.9%
October 20255.1%
November 20254.5%
December 20255.0%
January 20264.5%
February 20261.7%
March 20262.7%
April 20264.2%
May 20264.1%
June 20262.2%
July 20267.7%
August 202611.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20254,544
September 20255,033
October 20255,105
November 20255,403
December 20255,126
January 20265,909
February 20266,029
March 20266,971
April 20267,361
May 20266,980
June 20267,761
July 20268,294
August 20267,889

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 16 September 2022. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to North Tees and Hartlepool 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: County Durham · Hartlepool · Stockton-on-Tees

Where North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above North Tees and Hartlepool 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 Tees and Hartlepool 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