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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RX1

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

NHS England counted 86,339 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 4% from 82,994 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 62.1% of the pathways waiting at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (61.8%). That is 29.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 66.2% of A&E attendances at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 13.7 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (52.5%). That is 28.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 67.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.9 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (66.3%). That is 17.8 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 43.3% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 19.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (24.3%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 13 September 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
86,339
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
62.1%
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
2,404
August 2026 · NHS England
95k78k August 2025August 2026
67.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,7461,589 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202582,994
September 202585,251
October 202588,132
November 202587,950
December 202595,019
January 202692,782
February 202691,720
March 202683,187
April 202685,166
May 202684,603
June 202680,092
July 202678,304
August 202686,339
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202561.8%
September 202561.4%
October 202559.8%
November 202557.3%
December 202557.2%
January 202655.1%
February 202656.2%
March 202663.5%
April 202662.8%
May 202665.0%
June 202667.2%
July 202661.5%
August 202662.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,962
September 20252,129
October 20252,351
November 20252,586
December 20252,506
January 20262,746
February 20262,188
March 20261,589
April 20261,902
May 20261,955
June 20261,702
July 20261,899
August 20262,404

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
66.2%
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
979
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
27,799
September 2026 · NHS England
67.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,200495 September 2025September 2026
28k15k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202552.5%
October 202561.6%
November 202564.3%
December 202560.7%
January 202660.1%
February 202663.5%
March 202665.8%
April 202666.9%
May 202666.3%
June 202666.9%
July 202667.5%
August 202667.4%
September 202666.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025634
October 2025859
November 2025495
December 2025578
January 20261,027
February 20261,066
March 20261,200
April 2026819
May 20261,142
June 20261,067
July 2026771
August 20261,015
September 2026979
A&E attendances in the month
September 202514,874
October 202525,363
November 202524,193
December 202523,919
January 202623,859
February 202621,980
March 202625,406
April 202624,214
May 202625,692
June 202625,243
July 202625,648
August 202625,206
September 202627,799

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
83.9%
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
67.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
68.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202576.2%
May 202577.5%
June 202576.4%
July 202565.5%
August 202565.5%
September 202563.5%
October 202561.3%
November 202554.9%
December 202561.1%
January 202654.5%
February 202662.0%
March 202665.9%
April 202671.0%
May 202679.3%
June 202681.2%
July 202684.0%
August 202683.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202591.6%
May 202590.6%
June 202591.9%
July 202592.7%
August 202589.1%
September 202591.0%
October 202592.9%
November 202592.2%
December 202593.4%
January 202688.4%
February 202694.1%
March 202693.0%
April 202693.7%
May 202695.0%
June 202693.4%
July 202693.7%
August 202692.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202566.3%
May 202561.6%
June 202557.3%
July 202561.3%
August 202555.0%
September 202562.1%
October 202565.3%
November 202557.5%
December 202561.4%
January 202661.9%
February 202663.8%
March 202665.0%
April 202668.1%
May 202665.0%
June 202662.5%
July 202667.7%
August 202667.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
43.3%
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
25,319
August 2026 · NHS England
43.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
25k16k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202524.3%
September 202523.0%
October 202526.0%
November 202532.5%
December 202534.4%
January 202635.9%
February 202635.6%
March 202636.1%
April 202642.7%
May 202640.9%
June 202641.4%
July 202640.6%
August 202643.3%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202516,117
September 202516,593
October 202518,238
November 202518,534
December 202519,648
January 202621,568
February 202621,968
March 202624,572
April 202625,065
May 202624,945
June 202625,387
July 202625,322
August 202625,319

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 13 September 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Nottingham University Hospitals 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: Nottingham

Where Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Nottingham University Hospitals 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