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Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South West · England · code RH8

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

NHS England counted 74,495 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 2% from 75,910 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 62.8% of the pathways waiting at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (59.1%). That is 29.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 62.9% of A&E attendances at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.1 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (65.0%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 32.1 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 71.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.5 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (72.2%). That is 13.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 36.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 10.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (47.2%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 26 May 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
74,495
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
62.8%
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
1,684
August 2026 · NHS England
76k71k August 2025August 2026
63.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,3091,252 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202575,910
September 202574,220
October 202573,730
November 202572,670
December 202572,323
January 202673,169
February 202672,025
March 202670,694
April 202673,702
May 202675,678
June 202674,021
July 202675,506
August 202674,495
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202559.1%
September 202559.7%
October 202560.2%
November 202561.0%
December 202561.1%
January 202661.4%
February 202662.1%
March 202662.8%
April 202662.3%
May 202663.0%
June 202663.6%
July 202663.3%
August 202662.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,309
September 20252,290
October 20252,118
November 20251,865
December 20251,757
January 20261,701
February 20261,626
March 20261,252
April 20261,301
May 20261,422
June 20261,536
July 20261,615
August 20261,684

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
62.9%
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: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
213
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
19,808
September 2026 · NHS England
70.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
430172 September 2025September 2026
21k16k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202565.0%
October 202566.4%
November 202567.3%
December 202565.4%
January 202664.2%
February 202665.9%
March 202670.4%
April 202667.0%
May 202668.5%
June 202664.7%
July 202665.0%
August 202664.0%
September 202662.9%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025180
October 2025207
November 2025207
December 2025272
January 2026430
February 2026298
March 2026172
April 2026256
May 2026278
June 2026256
July 2026222
August 2026200
September 2026213
A&E attendances in the month
September 202518,507
October 202518,827
November 202517,946
December 202517,436
January 202618,157
February 202616,444
March 202619,576
April 202618,248
May 202619,816
June 202619,560
July 202620,601
August 202620,397
September 202619,808

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.9%
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
86.4%
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
71.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
83.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202583.3%
May 202580.9%
June 202581.8%
July 202582.3%
August 202582.5%
September 202580.3%
October 202582.2%
November 202581.8%
December 202584.3%
January 202677.8%
February 202683.3%
March 202681.4%
April 202679.2%
May 202680.3%
June 202680.4%
July 202682.3%
August 202681.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202592.0%
May 202586.9%
June 202585.7%
July 202588.8%
August 202589.9%
September 202593.8%
October 202595.6%
November 202592.8%
December 202595.5%
January 202692.6%
February 202696.7%
March 202694.4%
April 202693.4%
May 202692.5%
June 202689.7%
July 202687.4%
August 202686.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202572.2%
May 202575.8%
June 202573.7%
July 202575.5%
August 202578.5%
September 202574.9%
October 202572.7%
November 202578.7%
December 202583.9%
January 202670.9%
February 202670.5%
March 202670.8%
April 202667.8%
May 202664.6%
June 202668.3%
July 202671.4%
August 202671.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
36.8%
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
19,752
August 2026 · NHS England
47.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
21k19k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202547.2%
September 202546.7%
October 202540.3%
November 202537.0%
December 202539.5%
January 202638.4%
February 202630.6%
March 202632.3%
April 202634.9%
May 202638.6%
June 202638.3%
July 202636.2%
August 202636.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202520,112
September 202520,850
October 202521,387
November 202520,790
December 202520,162
January 202620,105
February 202619,187
March 202618,609
April 202619,749
May 202620,552
June 202621,314
July 202620,966
August 202619,752

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 26 May 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Royal Devon University 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: East Devon · Exeter · Mid Devon · North Devon · West Devon

Where Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Royal Devon University 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

    • Royal Devon University 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