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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code RTD

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

NHS England counted 88,001 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 1% from 88,516 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 72.6% of the pathways waiting at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.2 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (72.8%). That is 19.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 76.2% of A&E attendances at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.2 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (76.0%). That is 18.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 67.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.1 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (71.9%). That is 17.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 24.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (18.6%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 24 January 2024.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
88,001
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
72.6%
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
720
August 2026 · NHS England
89k81k August 2025August 2026
74.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,238579 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202588,516
September 202587,519
October 202589,175
November 202586,465
December 202585,420
January 202683,779
February 202681,883
March 202681,186
April 202683,074
May 202686,073
June 202686,740
July 202688,368
August 202688,001
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202572.8%
September 202573.2%
October 202573.5%
November 202572.1%
December 202571.4%
January 202671.0%
February 202671.0%
March 202672.5%
April 202672.3%
May 202673.6%
June 202674.6%
July 202673.9%
August 202672.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,238
September 20251,120
October 20251,009
November 2025960
December 2025890
January 2026928
February 2026776
March 2026579
April 2026615
May 2026693
June 2026702
July 2026741
August 2026720

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
76.2%
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
17
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
24,847
September 2026 · NHS England
79.8%0.0% September 2025September 2026
653 September 2025September 2026
25k21k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202576.0%
October 202577.0%
November 202575.5%
December 202576.0%
January 202675.9%
February 202675.6%
March 202679.8%
April 202679.0%
May 202676.5%
June 202676.7%
July 202677.4%
August 202677.0%
September 202676.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202512
October 202542
November 202548
December 202565
January 202626
February 202663
March 202611
April 20267
May 202611
June 202620
July 20263
August 202616
September 202617
A&E attendances in the month
September 202521,820
October 202523,658
November 202522,952
December 202521,966
January 202622,017
February 202621,240
March 202624,132
April 202623,117
May 202624,767
June 202623,774
July 202623,640
August 202622,526
September 202624,847

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
84.1%
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
72.4%
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
67.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
86.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
91.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
72.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.1%
May 202580.3%
June 202578.1%
July 202574.1%
August 202572.0%
September 202568.6%
October 202569.1%
November 202565.5%
December 202568.3%
January 202666.5%
February 202685.6%
March 202686.4%
April 202683.1%
May 202685.0%
June 202684.6%
July 202685.3%
August 202684.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202579.7%
May 202577.0%
June 202581.3%
July 202587.2%
August 202589.4%
September 202589.0%
October 202591.7%
November 202591.8%
December 202591.4%
January 202678.5%
February 202686.8%
March 202685.6%
April 202681.8%
May 202683.4%
June 202674.5%
July 202674.7%
August 202672.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202571.9%
May 202569.2%
June 202563.9%
July 202571.1%
August 202570.2%
September 202570.4%
October 202571.6%
November 202571.1%
December 202572.9%
January 202666.1%
February 202668.6%
March 202663.9%
April 202665.0%
May 202665.1%
June 202665.6%
July 202666.8%
August 202667.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
24.1%
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
16,959
August 2026 · NHS England
24.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
18k13k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202518.6%
September 202517.0%
October 202513.9%
November 202513.2%
December 202520.6%
January 202621.9%
February 202614.7%
March 202614.3%
April 202617.7%
May 202620.5%
June 202620.4%
July 202619.8%
August 202624.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202513,047
September 202513,153
October 202513,682
November 202514,002
December 202515,928
January 202616,945
February 202616,407
March 202616,263
April 202617,708
May 202617,555
June 202617,886
July 202618,175
August 202616,959

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 24 January 2024. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to The Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Newcastle upon Tyne

Where The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above The Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne 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