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Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RXW

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

NHS England counted 38,312 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 17% from 32,670 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 68.2% of the pathways waiting at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 9.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.8%). That is 23.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 51.0% of A&E attendances at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.7 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (53.7%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 44.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 76.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 20.3 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (56.4%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 8.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 27.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 9.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (18.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 15 May 2024.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
38,312
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
68.2%
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
0
August 2026 · NHS England
38k32k August 2025August 2026
69.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
3050 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202532,670
September 202531,652
October 202532,263
November 202533,621
December 202532,790
January 202633,637
February 202633,359
March 202634,275
April 202635,084
May 202636,456
June 202637,236
July 202637,291
August 202638,312
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.8%
September 202562.3%
October 202564.0%
November 202565.5%
December 202564.1%
January 202662.9%
February 202663.1%
March 202668.9%
April 202669.1%
May 202669.9%
June 202669.7%
July 202667.9%
August 202668.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025305
September 2025125
October 202584
November 202568
December 202520
January 202631
February 202647
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
51.0%
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
1,373
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
14,335
September 2026 · NHS England
56.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,618949 September 2025September 2026
14k12k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202553.7%
October 202554.2%
November 202553.6%
December 202552.0%
January 202651.3%
February 202651.9%
March 202652.8%
April 202656.7%
May 202653.0%
June 202651.6%
July 202652.2%
August 202651.8%
September 202651.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20251,492
October 20251,618
November 20251,454
December 20251,429
January 20261,601
February 20261,366
March 20261,173
April 20261,026
May 2026949
June 20261,171
July 20261,300
August 20261,399
September 20261,373
A&E attendances in the month
September 202512,966
October 202513,619
November 202513,361
December 202513,569
January 202613,020
February 202612,275
March 202614,083
April 202613,805
May 202614,076
June 202614,387
July 202614,495
August 202613,729
September 202614,335

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
87.8%
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
95.3%
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
76.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
76.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202568.7%
May 202571.4%
June 202572.5%
July 202575.5%
August 202575.9%
September 202580.1%
October 202580.4%
November 202585.7%
December 202583.0%
January 202680.3%
February 202685.5%
March 202686.0%
April 202680.9%
May 202682.5%
June 202685.8%
July 202686.6%
August 202687.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202590.2%
May 202588.3%
June 202587.9%
July 202594.7%
August 202591.6%
September 202594.2%
October 202596.3%
November 202595.5%
December 202598.0%
January 202696.4%
February 202699.2%
March 202697.6%
April 202696.4%
May 202698.6%
June 202698.0%
July 202698.1%
August 202695.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202556.4%
May 202563.9%
June 202562.9%
July 202566.9%
August 202568.9%
September 202565.2%
October 202571.5%
November 202570.3%
December 202570.2%
January 202668.4%
February 202675.1%
March 202674.7%
April 202671.2%
May 202673.9%
June 202674.5%
July 202675.1%
August 202676.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
27.0%
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
14,104
August 2026 · NHS England
27.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
15k11k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202518.0%
September 202514.7%
October 202513.1%
November 202513.6%
December 202518.6%
January 202619.7%
February 202613.6%
March 202613.8%
April 202617.6%
May 202617.9%
June 202620.4%
July 202620.6%
August 202627.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202510,717
September 202510,849
October 202511,657
November 202511,801
December 202511,554
January 202613,037
February 202613,881
March 202615,101
April 202614,562
May 202614,332
June 202614,825
July 202615,130
August 202614,104

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 15 May 2024. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital 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: Shropshire · Telford and Wrekin

Where Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital 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