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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RDR

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

NHS England counted 14,239 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 1% from 14,087 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 60.9% of the pathways waiting at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 12.0 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (72.9%). That is 31.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 96.3% of A&E attendances at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (98.9%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 1.3 points above the 95% the standard sets out.

In February 2026, 0.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 100.0 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (100.0%). That is 85.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 11.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 4.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (6.6%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 30 July 2018.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
14,239
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.9%
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
335
August 2026 · NHS England
14k13k August 2025August 2026
73.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
4195 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202514,087
September 202514,237
October 202514,148
November 202513,799
December 202513,993
January 202614,410
February 202613,002
March 202613,174
April 202612,734
May 202612,717
June 202613,214
July 202613,533
August 202614,239
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202572.9%
September 202573.7%
October 202572.5%
November 202571.5%
December 202568.3%
January 202663.2%
February 202654.4%
March 202655.5%
April 202652.5%
May 202653.2%
June 202656.8%
July 202658.3%
August 202660.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20255
September 20255
October 20255
November 20257
December 202563
January 2026176
February 2026288
March 2026119
April 2026116
May 2026202
June 2026301
July 2026419
August 2026335

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
96.3%
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 attendances in the month
13,126
September 2026 · NHS England
99.3%0.0% September 2025September 2026
13k10k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202598.9%
October 202598.5%
November 202598.5%
December 202598.1%
January 202698.9%
February 202699.3%
March 202698.0%
April 202697.2%
May 202697.4%
June 202696.9%
July 202696.9%
August 202698.1%
September 202696.3%
A&E attendances in the month
September 202511,738
October 202511,779
November 202510,995
December 202511,047
January 202611,207
February 202610,054
March 202611,899
April 202612,265
May 202612,486
June 202612,817
July 202613,385
August 202612,195
September 202613,126

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: treated within 62 days
0.0%
February 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
September 2025100.0%
February 20260.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
11.5%
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
3,093
August 2026 · NHS England
11.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
3,1772,085 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20256.6%
September 20255.9%
October 20257.5%
November 20256.5%
December 20255.0%
January 20267.3%
February 20264.0%
March 20264.5%
April 20262.9%
May 20264.9%
June 20264.4%
July 20269.6%
August 202611.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20252,487
September 20252,629
October 20252,937
November 20252,847
December 20252,419
January 20262,315
February 20262,709
March 20262,871
April 20262,421
May 20262,085
June 20262,773
July 20263,177
August 20263,093

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 30 July 2018. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Sussex Community 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: Arun · Brighton and Hove · Chichester · Crawley · Horsham · Lewes · Wealden

Where Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Sussex Community 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 · not yet listed for search engines (fewer than six current figures)