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Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RGM

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

NHS England counted 5,955 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 3% from 6,141 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 80.6% of the pathways waiting at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 11.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (68.8%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 11.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 78.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 47.7 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (31.2%). That is 6.1 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 59.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 48.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (10.7%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

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

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
5,955
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
80.6%
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
22
August 2026 · NHS England
6,1415,271 August 2025August 2026
80.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
579 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 20256,141
September 20256,080
October 20255,893
November 20255,702
December 20255,523
January 20265,335
February 20265,471
March 20265,283
April 20265,271
May 20265,403
June 20265,670
July 20265,921
August 20265,955
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202568.8%
September 202572.1%
October 202573.8%
November 202574.3%
December 202574.3%
January 202675.5%
February 202675.7%
March 202678.8%
April 202678.2%
May 202680.3%
June 202680.3%
July 202680.5%
August 202680.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202557
September 202545
October 202533
November 20259
December 202516
January 202618
February 202623
March 202624
April 202625
May 202629
June 202632
July 202637
August 202622

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
16.7%
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
90.6%
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
78.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
100.0%0.0% May 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
83.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
May 20250.0%
July 20250.0%
September 20250.0%
November 20250.0%
December 2025100.0%
January 20260.0%
February 20260.0%
March 20260.0%
April 20260.0%
May 20260.0%
June 20260.0%
July 20260.0%
August 202616.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 2025100.0%
May 202593.8%
June 2025100.0%
July 2025100.0%
August 2025100.0%
September 202588.9%
October 2025100.0%
November 202595.7%
December 2025100.0%
January 2026100.0%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 2026100.0%
May 202693.3%
June 202692.7%
July 2026100.0%
August 202690.6%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202531.2%
May 202539.4%
June 202531.1%
July 202530.0%
August 202540.0%
September 202540.5%
October 202561.0%
November 202576.0%
December 202580.6%
January 202683.8%
February 202667.5%
March 202676.7%
April 202656.5%
May 202657.5%
June 202666.7%
July 202656.9%
August 202678.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
59.4%
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
5,957
August 2026 · NHS England
59.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
5,9571,473 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202510.7%
September 202511.0%
October 20257.5%
November 20258.3%
December 20259.8%
January 202615.1%
February 20267.1%
March 20265.1%
April 202656.3%
May 202657.5%
June 202656.8%
July 202658.1%
August 202659.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20251,473
September 20251,715
October 20251,793
November 20251,534
December 20251,748
January 20261,918
February 20262,089
March 20261,912
April 20265,004
May 20265,407
June 20265,953
July 20265,781
August 20265,957

Care Quality Commission rating

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

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Royal Papworth 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: Cambridge

Where Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Royal Papworth 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

    • Royal Papworth 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