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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

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

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

NHS England counted 43,136 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 9% from 39,698 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 58.6% of the pathways waiting at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.5 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (59.1%). That is 33.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 69.3% of A&E attendances at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.8 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (71.1%). That is 25.7 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 59.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 8.2 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (51.7%). That is 25.1 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 33.6% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (38.7%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
43,136
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
58.6%
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
1,584
August 2026 · NHS England
43k39k August 2025August 2026
62.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,584811 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202539,698
September 202540,146
October 202540,156
November 202539,296
December 202539,294
January 202639,644
February 202639,443
March 202639,515
April 202640,793
May 202641,548
June 202642,012
July 202642,582
August 202643,136
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202559.1%
September 202559.3%
October 202559.7%
November 202559.5%
December 202559.2%
January 202658.3%
February 202659.5%
March 202661.6%
April 202661.4%
May 202662.0%
June 202661.6%
July 202659.8%
August 202658.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,025
September 20251,045
October 2025994
November 2025988
December 2025915
January 2026930
February 2026873
March 2026811
April 2026915
May 20261,038
June 20261,218
July 20261,408
August 20261,584

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
69.3%
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
757
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
17,430
September 2026 · NHS England
72.2%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,139689 September 2025September 2026
19k16k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202571.1%
October 202570.1%
November 202567.6%
December 202565.6%
January 202666.7%
February 202671.8%
March 202672.2%
April 202670.4%
May 202669.1%
June 202669.2%
July 202669.6%
August 202668.3%
September 202669.3%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025689
October 2025738
November 2025857
December 2025871
January 20261,139
February 2026874
March 2026715
April 2026762
May 2026787
June 2026729
July 2026890
August 2026798
September 2026757
A&E attendances in the month
September 202516,846
October 202517,432
November 202517,233
December 202516,824
January 202617,090
February 202615,675
March 202617,930
April 202617,142
May 202617,924
June 202618,123
July 202618,583
August 202616,680
September 202617,430

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
71.1%
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
92.2%
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
59.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
75.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
74.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202557.5%
May 202560.3%
June 202560.7%
July 202565.0%
August 202564.3%
September 202566.7%
October 202570.9%
November 202575.7%
December 202573.8%
January 202662.5%
February 202669.8%
March 202666.4%
April 202663.0%
May 202658.5%
June 202664.0%
July 202668.7%
August 202671.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.4%
May 202596.8%
June 202596.5%
July 202593.7%
August 202595.1%
September 202594.9%
October 202595.5%
November 202597.3%
December 202598.7%
January 202690.8%
February 202696.0%
March 202698.1%
April 202697.1%
May 202692.2%
June 202694.1%
July 202692.8%
August 202692.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202551.7%
May 202547.8%
June 202552.5%
July 202558.5%
August 202572.0%
September 202558.9%
October 202567.0%
November 202569.8%
December 202565.7%
January 202662.3%
February 202663.8%
March 202674.4%
April 202665.0%
May 202664.0%
June 202664.1%
July 202656.7%
August 202659.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
33.6%
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
17,340
August 2026 · NHS England
46.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
27k17k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202538.7%
September 202535.9%
October 202538.4%
November 202541.5%
December 202546.4%
January 202646.5%
February 202637.2%
March 202629.9%
April 202633.0%
May 202634.4%
June 202632.6%
July 202633.5%
August 202633.6%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202522,802
September 202523,941
October 202524,162
November 202525,675
December 202526,004
January 202626,804
February 202627,269
March 202624,995
April 202617,061
May 202616,997
June 202618,789
July 202618,446
August 202617,340

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Northern Lincolnshire and Goole 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: East Riding of Yorkshire · North Lincolnshire

Where Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Northern Lincolnshire and Goole 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 Lincolnshire and Goole 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