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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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

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

NHS England counted 39,285 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 8% from 36,371 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 83.6% of the pathways waiting at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (82.0%). That is 8.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 90.8% of A&E attendances at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.8 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (89.0%). That is 4.2 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 80.1% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.1 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (85.2%). That is 4.9 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 0.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.5 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (1.0%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is “Outstanding”, published on 16 October 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
39,285
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
83.6%
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
0
August 2026 · NHS England
40k35k August 2025August 2026
83.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
60 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202536,371
September 202535,404
October 202535,028
November 202534,936
December 202535,295
January 202635,729
February 202636,143
March 202637,199
April 202637,392
May 202639,508
June 202639,601
July 202639,421
August 202639,285
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202582.0%
September 202582.6%
October 202582.7%
November 202581.9%
December 202581.0%
January 202680.8%
February 202681.5%
March 202682.7%
April 202682.0%
May 202683.0%
June 202683.9%
July 202683.9%
August 202683.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20255
September 20250
October 20252
November 20254
December 20256
January 20260
February 20260
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
90.8%
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
0
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
25,374
September 2026 · NHS England
92.0%0.0% September 2025September 2026
10 September 2025September 2026
26k21k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202589.0%
October 202587.7%
November 202588.9%
December 202587.1%
January 202686.4%
February 202687.5%
March 202691.1%
April 202691.0%
May 202691.0%
June 202691.2%
July 202692.0%
August 202691.8%
September 202690.8%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20250
October 20250
November 20250
December 20250
January 20260
February 20260
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
A&E attendances in the month
September 202523,582
October 202524,222
November 202523,123
December 202523,465
January 202622,516
February 202621,330
March 202625,283
April 202623,850
May 202624,931
June 202625,347
July 202626,068
August 202624,811
September 202625,374

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.2%
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
90.7%
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
80.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
85.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202587.0%
May 202584.2%
June 202587.2%
July 202585.9%
August 202582.4%
September 202586.1%
October 202586.0%
November 202584.1%
December 202586.4%
January 202683.3%
February 202687.3%
March 202682.7%
April 202683.6%
May 202683.1%
June 202684.6%
July 202686.4%
August 202681.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.5%
May 202597.1%
June 202597.8%
July 202598.3%
August 202596.2%
September 202596.5%
October 202598.7%
November 202597.5%
December 202598.5%
January 202694.3%
February 202698.3%
March 202696.1%
April 202693.7%
May 202697.2%
June 202694.2%
July 202693.6%
August 202690.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202585.2%
May 202581.0%
June 202578.4%
July 202585.5%
August 202578.9%
September 202581.6%
October 202582.7%
November 202585.8%
December 202584.4%
January 202685.2%
February 202683.9%
March 202685.4%
April 202685.7%
May 202680.6%
June 202680.9%
July 202683.6%
August 202680.1%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
0.5%
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
15,406
August 2026 · NHS England
1.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
16k13k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20251.0%
September 20250.5%
October 20250.3%
November 20250.6%
December 20250.8%
January 20260.7%
February 20260.7%
March 20260.7%
April 20260.6%
May 20260.7%
June 20260.3%
July 20260.4%
August 20260.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202513,187
September 202513,571
October 202514,000
November 202514,075
December 202513,692
January 202614,411
February 202614,971
March 202615,968
April 202614,591
May 202614,922
June 202615,643
July 202615,974
August 202615,406

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is “Outstanding”, published on 16 October 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Northumbria Healthcare 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: North Tyneside · Northumberland

Where Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Northumbria Healthcare 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