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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South West · England · code RNZ

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

NHS England counted 31,012 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 3% from 30,048 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 69.6% of the pathways waiting at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (66.0%). That is 22.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 66.5% of A&E attendances at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.7 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (67.2%). That is 28.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 73.1% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 11.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (62.0%). That is 11.9 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 18.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (15.3%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 1 March 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
31,012
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
69.6%
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
126
August 2026 · NHS England
31k29k August 2025August 2026
72.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
20926 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202530,048
September 202530,147
October 202529,121
November 202529,187
December 202528,939
January 202629,340
February 202629,949
March 202630,337
April 202630,082
May 202630,284
June 202629,719
July 202629,777
August 202631,012
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202566.0%
September 202567.3%
October 202567.8%
November 202568.2%
December 202568.4%
January 202669.1%
February 202670.4%
March 202671.7%
April 202671.5%
May 202672.0%
June 202672.5%
July 202671.0%
August 202669.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025209
September 2025159
October 2025161
November 2025170
December 2025175
January 2026153
February 2026116
March 202626
April 202645
May 202669
June 202684
July 2026118
August 2026126

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
66.5%
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
235
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
7,524
September 2026 · NHS England
75.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
29854 September 2025September 2026
7,7836,417 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202567.2%
October 202568.2%
November 202575.1%
December 202575.7%
January 202668.9%
February 202669.5%
March 202669.3%
April 202671.2%
May 202673.0%
June 202666.3%
July 202666.6%
August 202667.3%
September 202666.5%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202578
October 202580
November 202554
December 2025101
January 2026171
February 2026152
March 2026147
April 2026135
May 2026213
June 2026219
July 2026136
August 2026298
September 2026235
A&E attendances in the month
September 20257,006
October 20256,786
November 20256,822
December 20257,097
January 20267,268
February 20266,417
March 20267,533
April 20267,332
May 20267,566
June 20267,516
July 20267,783
August 20267,604
September 20267,524

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.3%
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
89.8%
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
73.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
80.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
74.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202574.7%
May 202576.4%
June 202577.9%
July 202577.6%
August 202575.1%
September 202574.7%
October 202574.7%
November 202577.5%
December 202578.3%
January 202672.5%
February 202677.2%
March 202680.0%
April 202679.4%
May 202678.5%
June 202679.0%
July 202679.5%
August 202678.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202592.7%
May 202597.4%
June 202593.1%
July 202587.3%
August 202587.6%
September 202582.4%
October 202586.6%
November 202582.7%
December 202586.4%
January 202683.8%
February 202685.5%
March 202686.3%
April 202687.6%
May 202696.6%
June 202696.1%
July 202692.9%
August 202689.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202562.0%
May 202567.8%
June 202573.3%
July 202568.2%
August 202562.5%
September 202555.7%
October 202564.8%
November 202569.4%
December 202564.5%
January 202658.2%
February 202661.5%
March 202660.9%
April 202661.8%
May 202674.0%
June 202668.8%
July 202671.4%
August 202673.1%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
18.4%
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
5,482
August 2026 · NHS England
18.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
6,5704,967 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202515.3%
September 202511.6%
October 202512.5%
November 202511.5%
December 202516.8%
January 202615.1%
February 202611.2%
March 202611.8%
April 202615.3%
May 202613.0%
June 202613.8%
July 202615.3%
August 202618.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20255,918
September 20255,333
October 20254,967
November 20255,024
December 20255,072
January 20265,414
February 20265,967
March 20266,405
April 20266,333
May 20266,107
June 20266,269
July 20266,570
August 20265,482

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 1 March 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Salisbury 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: Wiltshire

Where Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Salisbury 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