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South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code RTR

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

NHS England counted 58,402 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 2% from 57,384 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 66.1% of the pathways waiting at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (61.0%). That is 25.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 77.2% of A&E attendances at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.6 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (76.6%). That is 17.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 65.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.9 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (63.8%). That is 19.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 16.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 1.0 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (17.8%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 24 May 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
58,402
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
66.1%
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
730
August 2026 · NHS England
58k54k August 2025August 2026
66.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,679658 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202557,384
September 202556,433
October 202556,596
November 202556,009
December 202555,586
January 202655,924
February 202655,372
March 202654,168
April 202655,452
May 202656,517
June 202657,120
July 202657,767
August 202658,402
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202561.0%
September 202561.7%
October 202562.1%
November 202561.7%
December 202561.9%
January 202662.0%
February 202663.0%
March 202665.2%
April 202665.6%
May 202666.2%
June 202666.5%
July 202665.8%
August 202666.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,679
September 20251,522
October 20251,366
November 20251,255
December 20251,037
January 2026996
February 2026915
March 2026658
April 2026697
May 2026675
June 2026707
July 2026741
August 2026730

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
77.2%
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
18
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
18,947
September 2026 · NHS England
81.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
583 September 2025September 2026
20k17k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202576.6%
October 202577.3%
November 202577.7%
December 202578.5%
January 202675.6%
February 202677.6%
March 202680.0%
April 202678.7%
May 202680.5%
June 202678.4%
July 202681.9%
August 202678.5%
September 202677.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202528
October 202524
November 202524
December 202511
January 202658
February 202635
March 20266
April 202631
May 202610
June 20263
July 20263
August 20265
September 202618
A&E attendances in the month
September 202518,348
October 202518,871
November 202518,654
December 202519,287
January 202618,757
February 202617,156
March 202619,913
April 202618,846
May 202619,510
June 202619,691
July 202620,256
August 202619,135
September 202618,947

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
80.1%
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
84.1%
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
65.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
87.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
73.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202575.6%
May 202576.3%
June 202579.9%
July 202578.6%
August 202574.0%
September 202573.2%
October 202574.8%
November 202575.2%
December 202581.0%
January 202674.1%
February 202681.5%
March 202680.3%
April 202675.9%
May 202680.8%
June 202682.2%
July 202679.2%
August 202680.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202586.6%
May 202582.8%
June 202587.1%
July 202586.1%
August 202581.7%
September 202583.9%
October 202583.1%
November 202582.5%
December 202581.1%
January 202677.2%
February 202684.8%
March 202681.7%
April 202679.6%
May 202683.0%
June 202681.9%
July 202684.2%
August 202684.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202563.8%
May 202564.4%
June 202562.3%
July 202568.7%
August 202566.8%
September 202565.2%
October 202565.9%
November 202572.0%
December 202570.4%
January 202669.8%
February 202673.1%
March 202670.6%
April 202668.3%
May 202670.4%
June 202664.6%
July 202667.1%
August 202665.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
16.8%
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
10,581
August 2026 · NHS England
17.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
11k8,231 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202517.8%
September 202514.6%
October 202513.4%
November 202514.3%
December 202515.9%
January 202614.3%
February 202612.0%
March 202611.5%
April 202615.0%
May 202615.7%
June 202615.9%
July 202615.4%
August 202616.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20259,396
September 20259,647
October 20259,076
November 20258,582
December 20258,413
January 20268,231
February 20268,527
March 20269,905
April 202610,122
May 202610,096
June 20269,823
July 202610,258
August 202610,581

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 24 May 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to South Tees Hospitals 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: Middlesbrough · North Yorkshire · Redcar and Cleveland

Where South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • South Tees Hospitals 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