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South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code R0B

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

NHS England counted 61,717 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT at the end of August 2026. That is up 4% from 59,244 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 74.9% of the pathways waiting at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (74.4%). That is 17.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 74.7% of A&E attendances at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.0 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (72.7%). That is 20.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 81.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.3 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (76.6%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 3.1 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 24.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 8.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (15.8%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT is “Requires improvement”, published on 3 February 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
61,717
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
74.9%
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
0
August 2026 · NHS England
62k57k August 2025August 2026
76.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
260 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202559,244
September 202558,707
October 202558,689
November 202557,650
December 202557,545
January 202657,255
February 202657,295
March 202657,881
April 202658,740
May 202658,846
June 202659,924
July 202661,863
August 202661,717
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202574.4%
September 202576.0%
October 202576.0%
November 202576.0%
December 202575.6%
January 202675.0%
February 202675.0%
March 202676.6%
April 202676.1%
May 202676.7%
June 202676.9%
July 202675.8%
August 202674.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202526
September 202518
October 202518
November 202513
December 20254
January 20268
February 20266
March 20265
April 20262
May 20260
June 20260
July 20261
August 20260

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
74.7%
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
2
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
21,549
September 2026 · NHS England
78.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
40 September 2025September 2026
23k19k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202572.7%
October 202570.2%
November 202569.1%
December 202568.6%
January 202666.5%
February 202668.0%
March 202678.4%
April 202678.0%
May 202678.1%
June 202676.3%
July 202677.1%
August 202678.9%
September 202674.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20253
October 20252
November 20252
December 20254
January 20260
February 20261
March 20260
April 20261
May 20260
June 20261
July 20260
August 20260
September 20262
A&E attendances in the month
September 202519,865
October 202520,921
November 202520,841
December 202520,519
January 202620,108
February 202618,825
March 202621,385
April 202620,061
May 202621,265
June 202622,555
July 202622,337
August 202621,130
September 202621,549

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
80.7%
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
97.2%
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
81.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
81.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202573.3%
May 202576.8%
June 202578.7%
July 202581.5%
August 202579.3%
September 202580.7%
October 202582.2%
November 202584.0%
December 202582.4%
January 202677.2%
February 202682.0%
March 202681.8%
April 202677.2%
May 202680.4%
June 202681.7%
July 202682.7%
August 202680.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202597.3%
May 202596.5%
June 202599.5%
July 202598.0%
August 202597.7%
September 202595.5%
October 202598.0%
November 202598.9%
December 202599.1%
January 202696.6%
February 202697.7%
March 202697.6%
April 202699.2%
May 202698.7%
June 202699.5%
July 202699.0%
August 202697.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202576.6%
May 202573.8%
June 202568.6%
July 202569.3%
August 202577.0%
September 202572.5%
October 202573.8%
November 202578.5%
December 202579.3%
January 202678.9%
February 202677.1%
March 202675.4%
April 202677.0%
May 202669.5%
June 202672.3%
July 202673.4%
August 202681.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
24.2%
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
13,348
August 2026 · NHS England
24.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
14k11k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202515.8%
September 202513.1%
October 202513.4%
November 202513.1%
December 202519.8%
January 202621.4%
February 202615.5%
March 202618.0%
April 202620.7%
May 202620.7%
June 202621.6%
July 202619.2%
August 202624.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202510,535
September 202511,033
October 202511,098
November 202511,575
December 202511,602
January 202612,779
February 202612,688
March 202613,365
April 202613,920
May 202614,348
June 202614,468
July 202613,737
August 202613,348

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT is “Requires improvement”, published on 3 February 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT 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: South Tyneside · Sunderland

Where South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT 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