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Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code R1D

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

NHS England counted 8,162 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 2% from 7,972 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 80.9% of the pathways waiting at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (75.1%). That is 11.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 99.6% of A&E attendances at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (99.7%). That is 4.6 points above the 95% the standard sets out.

In July 2026, 100.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is the same as in April 2026. That is 15.0 points above the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 31.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 29.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (2.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 1 August 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
8,162
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
80.9%
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
1
August 2026 · NHS England
8,1627,548 August 2025August 2026
83.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
520 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 20257,972
September 20257,845
October 20257,863
November 20257,818
December 20257,575
January 20267,598
February 20267,548
March 20268,032
April 20267,890
May 20267,907
June 20267,971
July 20268,036
August 20268,162
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202575.1%
September 202580.6%
October 202582.8%
November 202580.9%
December 202580.8%
January 202682.7%
February 202683.1%
March 202681.3%
April 202680.7%
May 202682.2%
June 202682.9%
July 202681.6%
August 202680.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202552
September 202531
October 202519
November 202523
December 202524
January 20264
February 20261
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20261
July 20260
August 20261

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
99.6%
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 attendances in the month
3,616
September 2026 · NHS England
99.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
4,1252,808 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202599.7%
October 202599.2%
November 202599.5%
December 202599.6%
January 202699.8%
February 202699.5%
March 202699.6%
April 202699.4%
May 202699.9%
June 202697.5%
July 202698.3%
August 202699.2%
September 202699.6%
A&E attendances in the month
September 20253,451
October 20253,152
November 20252,838
December 20252,808
January 20262,888
February 20262,843
March 20263,203
April 20263,363
May 20263,573
June 20263,940
July 20264,125
August 20263,409
September 20263,616

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
100.0%
April 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
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
100.0%
July 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 2026100.0%
July 2026100.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
31.1%
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
196
August 2026 · NHS England
31.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
372196 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20252.0%
September 20250.0%
October 20250.0%
November 20254.1%
December 20252.8%
January 20262.0%
February 20260.3%
March 20260.3%
April 20260.0%
May 20262.0%
June 20265.1%
July 20267.0%
August 202631.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 2025303
September 2025224
October 2025274
November 2025364
December 2025287
January 2026346
February 2026316
March 2026296
April 2026236
May 2026349
June 2026372
July 2026199
August 2026196

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 1 August 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Shropshire Community Health 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

Where Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Shropshire Community Health 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 · not yet listed for search engines (fewer than six current figures)