State IntegrityReceipts, not verdicts
Menu

News

Levels of power
World
Fact checks
Economy and money
Public services
Parliament and politics
Places
Data and tools

How we workEmail alertsRequest a check

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RTP

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

NHS England counted 51,577 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 2% from 50,444 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 64.0% of the pathways waiting at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (57.3%). That is 28.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 52.1% of A&E attendances at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 10.1 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (62.2%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 42.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 69.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 11.4 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (81.1%). That is 15.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 25.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 16.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (9.7%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
51,577
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
64.0%
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
1,304
August 2026 · NHS England
52k46k August 2025August 2026
67.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,304621 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202550,444
September 202546,037
October 202545,791
November 202545,659
December 202546,861
January 202646,773
February 202647,455
March 202647,262
April 202647,331
May 202648,870
June 202650,658
July 202651,710
August 202651,577
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202557.3%
September 202558.0%
October 202559.6%
November 202560.8%
December 202562.0%
January 202662.7%
February 202665.0%
March 202667.0%
April 202666.3%
May 202666.1%
June 202666.0%
July 202665.2%
August 202664.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025905
September 2025849
October 2025761
November 2025730
December 2025690
January 2026707
February 2026696
March 2026621
April 2026691
May 2026836
June 20261,025
July 20261,137
August 20261,304

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
52.1%
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
432
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
11,041
September 2026 · NHS England
62.2%0.0% September 2025September 2026
783428 September 2025September 2026
11k9,234 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202562.2%
October 202559.6%
November 202557.7%
December 202554.6%
January 202656.0%
February 202656.1%
March 202654.9%
April 202660.8%
May 202658.6%
June 202657.1%
July 202657.0%
August 202652.8%
September 202652.1%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025441
October 2025757
November 2025702
December 2025727
January 2026783
February 2026593
March 2026724
April 2026573
May 2026657
June 2026606
July 2026428
August 2026504
September 2026432
A&E attendances in the month
September 202510,355
October 202510,542
November 202510,560
December 202510,436
January 202610,034
February 20269,234
March 202610,583
April 20269,588
May 202610,252
June 202610,249
July 202610,600
August 202610,271
September 202611,041

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
75.6%
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
97.7%
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
69.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
82.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.1%
May 202580.1%
June 202583.0%
July 202581.7%
August 202580.7%
September 202581.5%
October 202583.6%
November 202583.8%
December 202578.5%
January 202675.4%
February 202682.9%
March 202682.6%
April 202676.4%
May 202679.2%
June 202680.7%
July 202677.7%
August 202675.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202599.1%
May 202597.6%
June 202599.0%
July 202598.8%
August 202599.1%
September 202598.0%
October 202598.3%
November 202597.2%
December 202595.5%
January 202695.8%
February 202696.6%
March 202698.8%
April 202696.4%
May 202695.2%
June 202697.9%
July 202696.2%
August 202697.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202581.1%
May 202577.3%
June 202573.8%
July 202580.0%
August 202580.5%
September 202577.2%
October 202582.9%
November 202578.4%
December 202571.8%
January 202675.3%
February 202673.1%
March 202670.8%
April 202668.5%
May 202675.8%
June 202666.8%
July 202670.0%
August 202669.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
25.9%
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
11,450
August 2026 · NHS England
32.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
14k6,180 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20259.7%
September 20258.0%
October 20257.7%
November 202512.7%
December 202515.5%
January 202618.4%
February 202618.0%
March 202626.6%
April 202632.4%
May 202631.3%
June 202629.8%
July 202628.5%
August 202625.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20256,180
September 20257,119
October 20256,883
November 20259,112
December 20259,555
January 202610,690
February 202611,896
March 202612,853
April 202613,606
May 202613,392
June 202612,665
July 202612,450
August 202611,450

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Surrey and Sussex Healthcare 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: Crawley · Reigate and Banstead

Where Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare 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