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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RWJ

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

NHS England counted 34,931 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 1% from 35,231 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 62.3% of the pathways waiting at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (56.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 29.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 70.2% of A&E attendances at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.1 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (68.1%). That is 24.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 76.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.4 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (71.1%). That is 8.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 13.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 10.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (24.2%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 15 May 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
34,931
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
62.3%
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
155
August 2026 · NHS England
35k34k August 2025August 2026
62.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
831146 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202535,231
September 202534,954
October 202535,049
November 202534,647
December 202534,556
January 202634,319
February 202634,274
March 202633,981
April 202634,315
May 202634,641
June 202634,537
July 202634,676
August 202634,931
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202556.0%
September 202557.0%
October 202557.8%
November 202557.1%
December 202558.4%
January 202659.6%
February 202660.1%
March 202662.1%
April 202661.7%
May 202661.8%
June 202662.2%
July 202662.2%
August 202662.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025831
September 2025725
October 2025719
November 2025698
December 2025599
January 2026456
February 2026346
March 2026232
April 2026200
May 2026177
June 2026160
July 2026146
August 2026155

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
70.2%
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
228
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
11,289
September 2026 · NHS England
72.2%0.0% September 2025September 2026
564115 September 2025September 2026
11k9,607 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202568.1%
October 202567.1%
November 202569.5%
December 202569.0%
January 202666.3%
February 202669.2%
March 202670.1%
April 202669.1%
May 202667.6%
June 202668.1%
July 202666.5%
August 202672.2%
September 202670.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025324
October 2025447
November 2025445
December 2025438
January 2026564
February 2026380
March 2026258
April 2026441
May 2026180
June 2026210
July 2026148
August 2026115
September 2026228
A&E attendances in the month
September 202510,710
October 202511,276
November 202511,036
December 202510,919
January 202610,908
February 20269,607
March 202610,912
April 202610,626
May 202611,081
June 202611,140
July 202611,357
August 202610,709
September 202611,289

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.3%
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
97.8%
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
76.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
85.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
83.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.5%
May 202577.6%
June 202580.3%
July 202579.2%
August 202582.4%
September 202583.7%
October 202585.3%
November 202584.7%
December 202582.5%
January 202680.6%
February 202684.3%
March 202683.9%
April 202681.6%
May 202683.4%
June 202681.6%
July 202683.2%
August 202681.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202589.2%
May 202588.5%
June 202586.6%
July 202592.7%
August 202587.5%
September 202588.1%
October 202590.2%
November 202592.4%
December 202592.4%
January 202689.2%
February 202691.9%
March 202691.4%
April 202693.2%
May 202695.4%
June 202699.2%
July 202697.4%
August 202697.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202571.1%
May 202572.1%
June 202562.6%
July 202570.2%
August 202576.7%
September 202572.1%
October 202583.7%
November 202577.9%
December 202579.8%
January 202679.9%
February 202679.7%
March 202675.9%
April 202674.0%
May 202678.3%
June 202679.7%
July 202674.7%
August 202676.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
13.5%
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
7,128
August 2026 · NHS England
24.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
8,9907,128 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202524.2%
September 202521.3%
October 202518.6%
November 202516.3%
December 202516.1%
January 202616.4%
February 202616.3%
March 202615.2%
April 202616.3%
May 202617.9%
June 202615.4%
July 202614.1%
August 202613.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20257,836
September 20258,315
October 20258,402
November 20258,086
December 20258,321
January 20268,750
February 20268,990
March 20268,549
April 20268,557
May 20267,986
June 20268,282
July 20268,414
August 20267,128

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 15 May 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Stockport 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: High Peak · Stockport

Where Stockport NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Stockport 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