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The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RNA

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

NHS England counted 48,882 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 5% from 46,377 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 63.0% of the pathways waiting at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.3 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (63.3%). That is 29.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 80.3% of A&E attendances at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.9 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (78.4%). That is 14.7 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 73.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.1 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (76.5%). That is 11.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 19.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 8.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (11.1%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 12 July 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
48,882
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.0%
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
21
August 2026 · NHS England
49k46k August 2025August 2026
65.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2066 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202546,377
September 202546,768
October 202546,899
November 202547,180
December 202546,881
January 202646,677
February 202646,864
March 202645,642
April 202646,627
May 202646,240
June 202647,246
July 202648,039
August 202648,882
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202563.3%
September 202564.2%
October 202563.4%
November 202564.0%
December 202562.4%
January 202661.0%
February 202660.9%
March 202664.0%
April 202665.1%
May 202665.1%
June 202665.0%
July 202664.0%
August 202663.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025206
September 2025105
October 2025104
November 202526
December 202522
January 202633
February 202632
March 202619
April 20266
May 202611
June 202624
July 202617
August 202621

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
80.3%
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: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
155
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
15,165
September 2026 · NHS England
85.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
32740 September 2025September 2026
15k13k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202578.4%
October 202578.2%
November 202575.7%
December 202571.0%
January 202673.4%
February 202676.7%
March 202685.4%
April 202682.2%
May 202680.8%
June 202677.3%
July 202678.4%
August 202676.7%
September 202680.3%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025135
October 2025141
November 2025155
December 2025155
January 2026117
February 2026178
March 202640
April 2026207
May 2026327
June 2026175
July 202690
August 202690
September 2026155
A&E attendances in the month
September 202514,231
October 202515,094
November 202515,025
December 202514,793
January 202614,349
February 202613,405
March 202615,238
April 202614,714
May 202615,003
June 202614,929
July 202615,195
August 202614,414
September 202615,165

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.0%
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
94.2%
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
73.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
84.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202584.6%
May 202577.6%
June 202577.4%
July 202581.1%
August 202585.9%
September 202586.1%
October 202587.3%
November 202584.7%
December 202584.4%
January 202681.7%
February 202684.6%
March 202684.9%
April 202685.9%
May 202686.8%
June 202683.4%
July 202684.4%
August 202678.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.8%
May 202594.1%
June 202596.9%
July 202595.6%
August 202596.3%
September 202595.2%
October 202595.6%
November 202590.6%
December 202592.8%
January 202685.2%
February 202691.9%
March 202694.0%
April 202694.0%
May 202693.2%
June 202696.4%
July 202695.4%
August 202694.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202576.5%
May 202574.8%
June 202576.9%
July 202582.9%
August 202584.6%
September 202575.1%
October 202577.1%
November 202575.0%
December 202577.6%
January 202673.7%
February 202671.9%
March 202678.6%
April 202675.4%
May 202676.0%
June 202676.2%
July 202670.0%
August 202673.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
19.7%
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
10,976
August 2026 · NHS England
19.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
11k7,550 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202511.1%
September 202510.3%
October 202511.8%
November 202512.5%
December 202512.9%
January 202615.0%
February 20269.5%
March 202611.2%
April 202612.8%
May 202612.3%
June 202615.2%
July 202618.1%
August 202619.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20257,550
September 20258,659
October 20258,904
November 20258,804
December 20258,901
January 20269,781
February 202610,276
March 202610,816
April 202610,363
May 20269,888
June 202610,544
July 202610,942
August 202610,976

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 12 July 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to The Dudley Group 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: Dudley

Where The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • The Dudley Group 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