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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RNS

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

NHS England counted 39,936 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust at the end of July 2026. That is down 8% from 43,621 in August 2025.

At the end of July 2026, 60.6% of the pathways waiting at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (62.7%). That is 31.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 69.4% of A&E attendances at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.1 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (66.3%). That is 25.6 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 63.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.8 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (68.2%). That is 21.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 47.6% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 12.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (35.0%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
39,936
July 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.6%
July 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
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
293
July 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
45k40k August 2025July 2026
62.7%0.0% August 2025July 2026
897293 August 2025July 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202543,621
September 202544,903
October 202543,949
November 202543,576
December 202543,335
January 202642,778
February 202642,537
March 202639,770
April 202640,833
May 202640,765
June 202639,598
July 202639,936
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.7%
September 202561.1%
October 202561.5%
November 202560.5%
December 202560.1%
January 202659.3%
February 202659.9%
March 202661.1%
April 202660.9%
May 202661.3%
June 202661.3%
July 202660.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025775
September 2025897
October 2025702
November 2025611
December 2025559
January 2026689
February 2026630
March 2026470
April 2026413
May 2026429
June 2026374
July 2026293

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
69.4%
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
821
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
14,253
September 2026 · NHS England
75.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
923628 September 2025September 2026
14k12k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202566.3%
October 202565.3%
November 202568.8%
December 202566.5%
January 202667.0%
February 202668.5%
March 202675.0%
April 202675.1%
May 202673.4%
June 202671.2%
July 202670.6%
August 202668.4%
September 202669.4%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025628
October 2025764
November 2025669
December 2025774
January 2026923
February 2026856
March 2026767
April 2026881
May 2026833
June 2026900
July 2026886
August 2026848
September 2026821
A&E attendances in the month
September 202512,874
October 202513,526
November 202513,297
December 202513,503
January 202613,412
February 202612,193
March 202613,882
April 202613,648
May 202614,006
June 202613,979
July 202614,088
August 202613,280
September 202614,253

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
80.7%
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
91.0%
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
63.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
70.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202582.6%
May 202579.7%
June 202583.7%
July 202580.5%
August 202571.8%
September 202568.1%
October 202567.2%
November 202574.4%
December 202575.1%
January 202664.7%
February 202673.1%
March 202667.0%
April 202661.3%
May 202676.2%
June 202678.6%
July 202673.9%
August 202680.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202592.3%
May 202592.0%
June 202591.3%
July 202595.7%
August 202590.1%
September 202584.9%
October 202590.5%
November 202594.2%
December 202595.2%
January 202689.8%
February 202693.1%
March 202695.2%
April 202692.5%
May 202695.7%
June 202693.2%
July 202693.8%
August 202691.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202568.2%
May 202567.7%
June 202563.5%
July 202568.5%
August 202565.5%
September 202559.0%
October 202557.5%
November 202559.8%
December 202563.0%
January 202658.5%
February 202658.7%
March 202666.3%
April 202662.4%
May 202664.1%
June 202663.7%
July 202670.8%
August 202663.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
47.6%
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
16,660
August 2026 · NHS England
49.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
19k13k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202535.0%
September 202537.5%
October 202540.2%
November 202544.4%
December 202549.1%
January 202648.3%
February 202643.9%
March 202645.2%
April 202648.8%
May 202648.1%
June 202646.9%
July 202646.1%
August 202647.6%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202512,797
September 202513,724
October 202515,297
November 202516,527
December 202516,748
January 202616,970
February 202617,000
March 202617,541
April 202618,336
May 202618,881
June 202619,040
July 202617,960
August 202616,660

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Northampton General Hospital NHS 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: West Northamptonshire

Where Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Northampton General Hospital NHS 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