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Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RPC

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

NHS England counted 22,246 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 17% from 19,018 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 60.9% of the pathways waiting at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.5 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (62.4%). That is 31.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 99.9% of A&E attendances at Queen Victoria Hospital 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 (98.1%). That is 4.9 points above the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 75.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.4 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (74.6%). That is 10.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 15.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 7.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (22.3%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 23 May 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
22,246
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.9%
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
228
August 2026 · NHS England
22k19k August 2025August 2026
64.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
385223 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202519,018
September 202519,767
October 202519,807
November 202520,018
December 202520,177
January 202619,906
February 202620,025
March 202620,829
April 202621,360
May 202621,761
June 202621,885
July 202621,968
August 202622,246
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.4%
September 202564.5%
October 202562.7%
November 202562.4%
December 202560.9%
January 202659.6%
February 202660.8%
March 202661.8%
April 202661.4%
May 202662.3%
June 202662.3%
July 202661.0%
August 202660.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025374
September 2025385
October 2025329
November 2025268
December 2025266
January 2026257
February 2026255
March 2026226
April 2026230
May 2026253
June 2026228
July 2026223
August 2026228

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
99.9%
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 attendances in the month
1,433
September 2026 · NHS England
100.0%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,5661,109 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202598.1%
October 202598.6%
November 202599.0%
December 202599.6%
January 202699.7%
February 202698.8%
March 202698.7%
April 202699.5%
May 202699.0%
June 202698.4%
July 202699.3%
August 2026100.0%
September 202699.9%
A&E attendances in the month
September 20251,342
October 20251,395
November 20251,200
December 20251,163
January 20261,167
February 20261,109
March 20261,372
April 20261,372
May 20261,440
June 20261,478
July 20261,566
August 20261,394
September 20261,433

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
58.6%
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
89.1%
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
75.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
90.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
88.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202576.8%
May 202584.3%
June 202582.0%
July 202587.6%
August 202575.3%
September 202577.7%
October 202579.2%
November 202580.5%
December 202582.3%
January 202682.6%
February 202687.0%
March 202684.0%
April 202676.7%
May 202681.4%
June 202673.0%
July 202657.7%
August 202658.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202583.2%
May 202583.3%
June 202578.6%
July 202589.5%
August 202589.3%
September 202590.2%
October 202587.0%
November 202574.4%
December 202584.4%
January 202684.0%
February 202682.3%
March 202688.6%
April 202683.8%
May 202685.1%
June 202687.8%
July 202689.2%
August 202689.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202574.6%
May 202571.0%
June 202581.8%
July 202579.9%
August 202577.4%
September 202581.8%
October 202572.4%
November 202565.8%
December 202573.1%
January 202675.0%
February 202688.4%
March 202681.5%
April 202671.4%
May 202675.0%
June 202676.0%
July 202675.9%
August 202675.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
15.2%
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
3,227
August 2026 · NHS England
22.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
3,3962,552 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202522.3%
September 202511.1%
October 20259.4%
November 20258.3%
December 202511.5%
January 202611.2%
February 20268.1%
March 202611.1%
April 202612.3%
May 202612.3%
June 202613.3%
July 202613.6%
August 202615.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20252,754
September 20252,903
October 20252,727
November 20252,685
December 20252,552
January 20262,677
February 20262,897
March 20263,113
April 20263,024
May 20262,966
June 20263,173
July 20263,396
August 20263,227

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 23 May 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Queen Victoria Hospital 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: Mid Sussex

Where Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Queen Victoria Hospital 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