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The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RAS

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

NHS England counted 32,553 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 6% from 34,613 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 63.9% of the pathways waiting at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 8.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (55.0%). That is 28.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 81.9% of A&E attendances at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.4 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (79.5%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 13.1 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 75.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.4 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (75.1%). That is 9.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 11.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 22.2 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (34.1%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
32,553
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.9%
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
96
August 2026 · NHS England
37k33k August 2025August 2026
64.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
96596 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202534,613
September 202536,914
October 202535,752
November 202535,053
December 202534,337
January 202633,451
February 202633,386
March 202632,985
April 202633,464
May 202633,222
June 202633,267
July 202632,932
August 202632,553
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202555.0%
September 202559.6%
October 202559.6%
November 202558.8%
December 202559.2%
January 202660.3%
February 202661.2%
March 202663.7%
April 202662.7%
May 202664.0%
June 202664.2%
July 202663.8%
August 202663.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025965
September 2025541
October 2025528
November 2025552
December 2025413
January 2026275
February 2026203
March 2026100
April 2026110
May 2026142
June 2026113
July 2026108
August 202696

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
81.9%
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
6
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
12,624
September 2026 · NHS England
81.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
486 September 2025September 2026
13k11k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202579.5%
October 202576.8%
November 202579.0%
December 202575.2%
January 202677.4%
February 202681.2%
March 202680.8%
April 202681.4%
May 202680.4%
June 202680.1%
July 202681.2%
August 202681.5%
September 202681.9%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202537
October 202542
November 202537
December 202532
January 202634
February 202618
March 202614
April 202614
May 20269
June 202648
July 202627
August 202615
September 20266
A&E attendances in the month
September 202512,458
October 202512,190
November 202511,786
December 202512,544
January 202612,107
February 202610,575
March 202612,287
April 202611,857
May 202613,034
June 202612,745
July 202612,794
August 202612,125
September 202612,624

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.9%
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
93.9%
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
75.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
85.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202574.1%
May 202568.2%
June 202570.8%
July 202571.8%
August 202573.0%
September 202573.4%
October 202576.8%
November 202576.1%
December 202582.4%
January 202679.1%
February 202681.6%
March 202684.4%
April 202679.1%
May 202683.1%
June 202681.0%
July 202679.6%
August 202681.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.7%
May 202596.7%
June 202595.6%
July 202594.5%
August 202593.8%
September 202595.3%
October 202596.8%
November 202593.2%
December 202596.6%
January 202690.4%
February 202693.3%
March 202695.9%
April 202694.7%
May 202694.1%
June 202691.3%
July 202696.7%
August 202693.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202575.1%
May 202570.3%
June 202563.9%
July 202574.0%
August 202570.0%
September 202553.8%
October 202576.7%
November 202571.1%
December 202566.2%
January 202666.7%
February 202670.5%
March 202672.0%
April 202672.3%
May 202672.0%
June 202685.1%
July 202684.0%
August 202675.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
11.9%
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
4,934
August 2026 · NHS England
38.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
9,6174,934 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202534.1%
September 202538.6%
October 202532.4%
November 202525.9%
December 202526.6%
January 202619.7%
February 202621.5%
March 202621.6%
April 202619.5%
May 202611.4%
June 202613.6%
July 202611.0%
August 202611.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20259,119
September 20259,101
October 20259,617
November 20258,458
December 20257,476
January 20267,911
February 20267,380
March 20267,244
April 20266,748
May 20265,729
June 20265,799
July 20265,727
August 20264,934

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to The Hillingdon Hospitals 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: Hillingdon

Where The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above The Hillingdon Hospitals 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 Hillingdon Hospitals 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