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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RGN

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

NHS England counted 75,552 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 3% from 78,005 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 60.2% of the pathways waiting at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (56.3%). That is 31.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 66.8% of A&E attendances at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.8 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (70.6%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 28.2 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 73.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.0 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (78.4%). That is 11.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 40.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 6.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (46.8%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 20 December 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
75,552
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.2%
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
450
August 2026 · NHS England
79k76k August 2025August 2026
61.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,336330 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202578,005
September 202578,086
October 202578,398
November 202579,107
December 202578,866
January 202678,406
February 202678,171
March 202679,174
April 202678,841
May 202678,208
June 202676,029
July 202676,040
August 202675,552
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202556.3%
September 202557.2%
October 202557.1%
November 202557.4%
December 202558.0%
January 202658.3%
February 202659.4%
March 202661.3%
April 202660.1%
May 202660.6%
June 202660.2%
July 202659.6%
August 202660.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,336
September 20251,215
October 20251,130
November 20251,017
December 2025799
January 2026746
February 2026566
March 2026408
April 2026428
May 2026372
June 2026330
July 2026399
August 2026450

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
66.8%
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
705
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
21,872
September 2026 · NHS England
73.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,056663 September 2025September 2026
22k19k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202570.6%
October 202571.3%
November 202570.3%
December 202570.6%
January 202667.5%
February 202667.3%
March 202672.2%
April 202673.5%
May 202669.5%
June 202672.3%
July 202666.9%
August 202668.2%
September 202666.8%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025689
October 2025945
November 2025862
December 2025865
January 20261,056
February 2026921
March 2026945
April 2026782
May 2026848
June 2026762
July 2026772
August 2026663
September 2026705
A&E attendances in the month
September 202520,621
October 202521,069
November 202520,198
December 202520,935
January 202620,938
February 202619,103
March 202621,625
April 202620,751
May 202621,419
June 202621,260
July 202621,761
August 202620,709
September 202621,872

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
82.2%
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
96.1%
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
73.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.9%
May 202578.4%
June 202580.7%
July 202582.1%
August 202579.9%
September 202575.8%
October 202584.0%
November 202583.8%
December 202581.2%
January 202679.6%
February 202684.5%
March 202684.0%
April 202680.4%
May 202681.9%
June 202682.4%
July 202684.1%
August 202682.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202583.8%
May 202588.7%
June 202588.0%
July 202594.6%
August 202592.8%
September 202589.5%
October 202593.0%
November 202595.5%
December 202591.2%
January 202686.8%
February 202691.0%
March 202694.4%
April 202690.1%
May 202694.8%
June 202693.9%
July 202692.6%
August 202696.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202578.4%
May 202573.5%
June 202566.9%
July 202569.5%
August 202574.3%
September 202567.5%
October 202575.2%
November 202577.1%
December 202573.9%
January 202663.5%
February 202669.5%
March 202668.6%
April 202665.2%
May 202669.7%
June 202668.2%
July 202670.4%
August 202673.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
40.7%
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
19,699
August 2026 · NHS England
46.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
22k20k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202546.8%
September 202543.6%
October 202542.2%
November 202540.4%
December 202543.2%
January 202643.2%
February 202634.0%
March 202636.2%
April 202642.8%
May 202641.4%
June 202640.3%
July 202639.8%
August 202640.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202520,264
September 202521,113
October 202522,025
November 202521,496
December 202520,852
January 202621,064
February 202621,081
March 202621,025
April 202621,768
May 202621,111
June 202620,468
July 202620,285
August 202619,699

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 20 December 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to North West Anglia 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: Huntingdonshire · Peterborough

Where North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above North West Anglia 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 West Anglia 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