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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South West · England · code RH5

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

NHS England counted 55,374 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 4% from 57,664 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 64.1% of the pathways waiting at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (62.2%). That is 27.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 71.7% of A&E attendances at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.9 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (70.8%). That is 23.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 77.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.5 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (70.3%). That is 7.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 19.3% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 2.3 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (21.6%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 23 January 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
55,374
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
64.1%
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
1,702
August 2026 · NHS England
58k52k August 2025August 2026
65.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,8261,027 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202557,664
September 202557,917
October 202558,051
November 202556,643
December 202553,768
January 202653,128
February 202652,967
March 202652,284
April 202653,871
May 202653,989
June 202653,500
July 202654,833
August 202655,374
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.2%
September 202562.5%
October 202562.5%
November 202562.3%
December 202562.4%
January 202661.8%
February 202663.1%
March 202665.4%
April 202665.8%
May 202665.6%
June 202665.2%
July 202664.9%
August 202664.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,826
September 20251,740
October 20251,575
November 20251,313
December 20251,289
January 20261,194
February 20261,109
March 20261,027
April 20261,135
May 20261,304
June 20261,310
July 20261,474
August 20261,702

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
71.7%
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
86
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
21,855
September 2026 · NHS England
74.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
33032 September 2025September 2026
23k19k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202570.8%
October 202571.0%
November 202570.0%
December 202570.7%
January 202667.3%
February 202670.2%
March 202672.8%
April 202674.1%
May 202670.7%
June 202670.6%
July 202671.0%
August 202673.0%
September 202671.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025100
October 2025207
November 202587
December 2025132
January 2026330
February 2026196
March 202673
April 202696
May 202677
June 2026109
July 202640
August 202632
September 202686
A&E attendances in the month
September 202521,137
October 202521,216
November 202520,632
December 202520,793
January 202621,060
February 202619,074
March 202622,545
April 202621,722
May 202622,864
June 202622,010
July 202623,161
August 202621,707
September 202621,855

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
74.7%
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
91.3%
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
77.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202572.6%
May 202565.2%
June 202573.0%
July 202575.5%
August 202571.4%
September 202571.9%
October 202577.8%
November 202578.5%
December 202579.1%
January 202676.4%
February 202680.9%
March 202678.1%
April 202678.6%
May 202678.0%
June 202683.9%
July 202681.2%
August 202674.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202595.4%
May 202595.0%
June 202595.3%
July 202593.6%
August 202594.1%
September 202590.9%
October 202591.6%
November 202590.0%
December 202592.0%
January 202689.2%
February 202694.4%
March 202693.3%
April 202691.9%
May 202691.4%
June 202690.7%
July 202689.8%
August 202691.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202570.3%
May 202569.0%
June 202568.2%
July 202568.5%
August 202570.0%
September 202570.4%
October 202569.7%
November 202576.2%
December 202576.1%
January 202673.5%
February 202673.0%
March 202677.9%
April 202671.8%
May 202664.9%
June 202670.4%
July 202673.5%
August 202677.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
19.3%
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
12,892
August 2026 · NHS England
27.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
13k11k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202521.6%
September 202520.4%
October 202518.7%
November 202522.3%
December 202527.5%
January 202627.0%
February 202620.9%
March 202619.3%
April 202622.0%
May 202620.4%
June 202616.7%
July 202616.9%
August 202619.3%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202511,053
September 202511,117
October 202511,375
November 202511,606
December 202511,548
January 202612,016
February 202611,865
March 202613,054
April 202612,653
May 202612,357
June 202612,278
July 202612,016
August 202612,892

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 23 January 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Somerset 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: Somerset

Where Somerset NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Somerset 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