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Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South West · England · code RD1

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

NHS England counted 43,127 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 10% from 39,324 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 70.1% of the pathways waiting at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 11.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.2%). That is 21.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 56.7% of A&E attendances at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.9 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (57.6%). That is 38.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 69.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.7 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (72.6%). That is 15.1 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 14.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 20.3 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (34.8%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 26 September 2018.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
43,127
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
70.1%
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
154
August 2026 · NHS England
43k39k August 2025August 2026
71.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
761133 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202539,324
September 202538,517
October 202538,848
November 202538,588
December 202540,110
January 202640,133
February 202640,302
March 202639,076
April 202639,208
May 202640,029
June 202639,576
July 202640,996
August 202643,127
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.2%
September 202560.1%
October 202560.7%
November 202563.0%
December 202562.6%
January 202663.1%
February 202666.2%
March 202669.1%
April 202670.3%
May 202671.1%
June 202670.4%
July 202670.6%
August 202670.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025761
September 2025565
October 2025644
November 2025545
December 2025465
January 2026402
February 2026326
March 2026214
April 2026182
May 2026155
June 2026133
July 2026155
August 2026154

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
56.7%
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
176
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
9,425
September 2026 · NHS England
62.6%0.0% September 2025September 2026
32858 September 2025September 2026
9,5628,288 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202557.6%
October 202555.8%
November 202557.7%
December 202556.7%
January 202654.2%
February 202656.0%
March 202662.6%
April 202661.0%
May 202656.6%
June 202657.8%
July 202656.2%
August 202656.0%
September 202656.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025113
October 2025112
November 2025155
December 2025137
January 2026328
February 2026219
March 202685
April 202658
May 2026153
June 2026135
July 2026249
August 2026114
September 2026176
A&E attendances in the month
September 20258,897
October 20259,562
November 20258,866
December 20259,074
January 20268,979
February 20268,288
March 20269,444
April 20268,971
May 20269,451
June 20269,040
July 20269,191
August 20268,912
September 20269,425

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
73.3%
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
93.2%
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
69.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
80.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
72.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202566.8%
May 202563.9%
June 202570.0%
July 202571.6%
August 202565.3%
September 202553.4%
October 202564.6%
November 202569.8%
December 202572.5%
January 202664.3%
February 202680.4%
March 202680.8%
April 202679.3%
May 202678.9%
June 202676.3%
July 202673.4%
August 202673.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202590.4%
May 202588.5%
June 202594.7%
July 202595.0%
August 202595.8%
September 202591.2%
October 202593.7%
November 202590.5%
December 202594.8%
January 202693.2%
February 202695.6%
March 202695.2%
April 202694.9%
May 202694.4%
June 202696.0%
July 202696.1%
August 202693.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202572.6%
May 202566.3%
June 202570.2%
July 202571.3%
August 202566.2%
September 202558.5%
October 202564.5%
November 202555.8%
December 202565.8%
January 202657.5%
February 202661.3%
March 202668.9%
April 202670.4%
May 202671.2%
June 202670.8%
July 202668.0%
August 202669.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
14.5%
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
8,590
August 2026 · NHS England
34.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
12k8,590 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202534.8%
September 202533.6%
October 202529.5%
November 202529.0%
December 202528.7%
January 202623.9%
February 202616.0%
March 202613.9%
April 202617.0%
May 202611.7%
June 202611.8%
July 202613.4%
August 202614.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202510,706
September 202511,156
October 202511,661
November 202511,052
December 202510,611
January 20269,233
February 202610,256
March 20269,642
April 20269,100
May 20268,681
June 20268,891
July 20268,698
August 20268,590

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 26 September 2018. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Royal United Hospitals Bath 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: Bath and North East Somerset · Wiltshire

Where Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Royal United Hospitals Bath 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 United Hospitals Bath 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