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Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RXK

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

NHS England counted 67,228 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 2% from 65,604 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 60.1% of the pathways waiting at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (57.5%). That is 31.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 74.5% of A&E attendances at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.8 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (76.3%). That is 20.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 64.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 9.2 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (73.9%). That is 20.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 32.6% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (26.9%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
67,228
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.1%
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
461
August 2026 · NHS England
68k64k August 2025August 2026
63.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
956291 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202565,604
September 202566,524
October 202564,755
November 202567,619
December 202565,725
January 202664,236
February 202666,872
March 202665,757
April 202665,630
May 202666,145
June 202666,744
July 202667,233
August 202667,228
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202557.5%
September 202559.3%
October 202557.7%
November 202558.5%
December 202559.4%
January 202656.9%
February 202658.4%
March 202663.0%
April 202662.3%
May 202661.5%
June 202661.8%
July 202660.4%
August 202660.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025956
September 2025902
October 2025812
November 2025661
December 2025466
January 2026541
February 2026623
March 2026346
April 2026319
May 2026369
June 2026291
July 2026368
August 2026461

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
74.5%
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
221
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
21,786
September 2026 · NHS England
76.3%0.0% September 2025September 2026
645221 September 2025September 2026
23k20k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202576.3%
October 202573.3%
November 202571.6%
December 202572.9%
January 202670.9%
February 202671.5%
March 202675.3%
April 202675.0%
May 202676.3%
June 202673.3%
July 202675.1%
August 202674.1%
September 202674.5%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025299
October 2025380
November 2025386
December 2025422
January 2026645
February 2026448
March 2026612
April 2026495
May 2026269
June 2026231
July 2026301
August 2026273
September 2026221
A&E attendances in the month
September 202520,623
October 202522,529
November 202522,145
December 202521,668
January 202620,963
February 202619,753
March 202621,517
April 202620,744
May 202621,950
June 202621,422
July 202621,855
August 202620,958
September 202621,786

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
76.0%
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
93.9%
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
64.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
79.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202573.4%
May 202568.8%
June 202577.6%
July 202574.8%
August 202578.2%
September 202578.6%
October 202579.1%
November 202579.0%
December 202578.1%
January 202671.0%
February 202677.8%
March 202672.9%
April 202664.0%
May 202673.8%
June 202674.4%
July 202678.8%
August 202676.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202588.9%
May 202593.9%
June 202592.8%
July 202594.9%
August 202593.5%
September 202592.7%
October 202592.6%
November 202590.2%
December 202595.0%
January 202695.6%
February 202693.0%
March 202695.4%
April 202695.7%
May 202693.3%
June 202697.3%
July 202696.1%
August 202693.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.9%
May 202566.5%
June 202568.1%
July 202577.4%
August 202576.4%
September 202570.5%
October 202570.2%
November 202572.3%
December 202573.3%
January 202669.6%
February 202669.7%
March 202674.7%
April 202670.2%
May 202654.8%
June 202666.3%
July 202675.2%
August 202664.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
32.6%
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
21,278
August 2026 · NHS England
35.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
26k21k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202526.9%
September 202527.7%
October 202528.4%
November 202530.1%
December 202535.2%
January 202635.2%
February 202625.7%
March 202624.9%
April 202629.6%
May 202629.2%
June 202629.6%
July 202629.2%
August 202632.6%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202521,368
September 202522,979
October 202523,396
November 202522,733
December 202521,785
January 202622,746
February 202623,745
March 202625,717
April 202625,029
May 202622,771
June 202622,388
July 202622,388
August 202621,278

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS 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: Birmingham · Sandwell

Where Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS 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