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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RM3

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

NHS England counted 136,819 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 2% from 139,016 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 55.8% of the pathways waiting at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (52.7%). That is 36.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 70.0% of A&E attendances at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.4 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (71.4%). That is 25.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 68.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.5 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (74.0%). It is the lowest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 16.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 19.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 2.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (17.2%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 22 December 2022.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
136,819
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
55.8%
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
3,928
August 2026 · NHS England
141k129k August 2025August 2026
59.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
5,1753,608 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025139,016
September 2025140,404
October 2025140,935
November 2025137,786
December 2025135,354
January 2026134,110
February 2026130,603
March 2026129,021
April 2026132,806
May 2026134,451
June 2026133,771
July 2026134,418
August 2026136,819
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202552.7%
September 202553.6%
October 202554.2%
November 202553.7%
December 202552.9%
January 202652.4%
February 202654.4%
March 202659.1%
April 202658.3%
May 202658.4%
June 202657.2%
July 202655.9%
August 202655.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20255,175
September 20254,776
October 20254,553
November 20254,339
December 20254,152
January 20264,419
February 20264,565
March 20263,686
April 20263,787
May 20263,692
June 20263,608
July 20263,774
August 20263,928

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
70.0%
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
1,103
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
36,218
September 2026 · NHS England
73.6%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,610794 September 2025September 2026
37k32k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202571.4%
October 202569.4%
November 202568.3%
December 202569.1%
January 202670.3%
February 202669.0%
March 202673.6%
April 202673.1%
May 202673.5%
June 202671.0%
July 202671.1%
August 202671.7%
September 202670.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20251,095
October 20251,237
November 20251,068
December 20251,085
January 20261,610
February 20261,246
March 20261,124
April 20261,242
May 20261,251
June 20261,231
July 2026902
August 2026794
September 20261,103
A&E attendances in the month
September 202535,908
October 202536,996
November 202536,217
December 202536,401
January 202636,255
February 202631,715
March 202636,311
April 202635,141
May 202636,775
June 202637,080
July 202637,198
August 202634,485
September 202636,218

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
73.3%
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
93.1%
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
68.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
79.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202574.6%
May 202574.2%
June 202577.7%
July 202576.8%
August 202574.2%
September 202573.1%
October 202574.3%
November 202572.8%
December 202575.7%
January 202673.2%
February 202680.8%
March 202680.1%
April 202668.6%
May 202681.0%
June 202676.6%
July 202675.2%
August 202673.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.2%
May 202595.6%
June 202592.7%
July 202597.0%
August 202597.6%
September 202596.4%
October 202595.1%
November 202596.0%
December 202594.2%
January 202697.4%
February 202696.9%
March 202697.2%
April 202695.4%
May 202698.3%
June 202696.6%
July 202694.5%
August 202693.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202574.0%
May 202571.7%
June 202569.6%
July 202574.4%
August 202574.0%
September 202578.9%
October 202572.5%
November 202578.6%
December 202575.3%
January 202675.8%
February 202673.7%
March 202679.8%
April 202677.9%
May 202675.2%
June 202673.0%
July 202678.6%
August 202668.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
19.4%
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
24,615
August 2026 · NHS England
19.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
25k19k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202517.2%
September 202514.0%
October 202513.2%
November 202512.5%
December 202515.7%
January 202613.8%
February 202610.0%
March 202612.2%
April 202615.7%
May 202614.7%
June 202615.3%
July 202615.7%
August 202619.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202518,549
September 202519,821
October 202521,457
November 202521,882
December 202521,702
January 202622,037
February 202622,825
March 202623,322
April 202623,332
May 202623,366
June 202624,277
July 202625,332
August 202624,615

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 22 December 2022. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Northern Care Alliance 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: Bury · Manchester · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford

Where Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Northern Care Alliance 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