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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RHW

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

NHS England counted 34,597 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 1% from 35,008 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 80.7% of the pathways waiting at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (79.7%). That is 11.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 74.6% of A&E attendances at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (74.9%). That is 20.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 79.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.4 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (75.1%). That is 5.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 10.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 11.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (21.5%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 7 January 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
34,597
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
80.7%
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
35
August 2026 · NHS England
36k34k August 2025August 2026
84.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
4223 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202535,008
September 202534,512
October 202535,561
November 202534,174
December 202534,236
January 202634,560
February 202634,767
March 202634,676
April 202635,323
May 202636,116
June 202635,155
July 202634,892
August 202634,597
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202579.7%
September 202580.9%
October 202581.4%
November 202581.7%
December 202582.2%
January 202683.5%
February 202682.2%
March 202683.8%
April 202683.4%
May 202683.1%
June 202684.4%
July 202683.3%
August 202680.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202523
September 202532
October 202533
November 202531
December 202542
January 202625
February 202638
March 202636
April 202638
May 202639
June 202627
July 202634
August 202635

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
74.6%
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
19,289
September 2026 · NHS England
77.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
520 September 2025September 2026
19k16k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202574.9%
October 202574.6%
November 202577.8%
December 202576.4%
January 202673.1%
February 202675.4%
March 202676.9%
April 202676.5%
May 202675.4%
June 202676.1%
July 202677.9%
August 202675.4%
September 202674.6%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202512
October 202513
November 20257
December 202512
January 202611
February 202652
March 202628
April 202616
May 202617
June 202647
July 202617
August 20260
September 20260
A&E attendances in the month
September 202517,467
October 202518,334
November 202517,419
December 202517,314
January 202617,640
February 202616,055
March 202618,612
April 202618,247
May 202619,346
June 202618,963
July 202619,208
August 202618,118
September 202619,289

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
83.1%
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
91.5%
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
79.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
81.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202578.4%
May 202579.2%
June 202578.7%
July 202579.7%
August 202579.6%
September 202577.0%
October 202581.5%
November 202580.8%
December 202585.0%
January 202680.2%
February 202685.7%
March 202687.0%
April 202684.0%
May 202686.0%
June 202684.7%
July 202684.4%
August 202683.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202587.4%
May 202589.4%
June 202593.5%
July 202590.7%
August 202587.7%
September 202589.4%
October 202595.5%
November 202594.4%
December 202593.1%
January 202688.5%
February 202689.7%
March 202690.7%
April 202689.1%
May 202692.9%
June 202694.8%
July 202693.0%
August 202691.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202575.1%
May 202569.0%
June 202569.5%
July 202578.1%
August 202579.0%
September 202568.7%
October 202574.3%
November 202574.8%
December 202579.3%
January 202676.6%
February 202678.8%
March 202678.9%
April 202678.7%
May 202677.2%
June 202679.4%
July 202681.4%
August 202679.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
10.1%
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
8,149
August 2026 · NHS England
22.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
11k8,149 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202521.5%
September 202515.9%
October 202511.6%
November 202516.8%
December 202520.7%
January 202620.1%
February 202614.0%
March 202613.2%
April 202622.9%
May 202618.3%
June 202617.1%
July 20269.0%
August 202610.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20258,289
September 20259,022
October 202510,474
November 202510,135
December 202510,100
January 202610,215
February 202610,621
March 202610,447
April 202610,813
May 20269,918
June 202610,310
July 20269,965
August 20268,149

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 7 January 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Royal Berkshire 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: Reading · South Oxfordshire · West Berkshire · Windsor and Maidenhead

Where Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Royal Berkshire 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