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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RQW

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

NHS England counted 40,233 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 9% from 44,367 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 67.1% of the pathways waiting at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 14.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (52.8%). That is 24.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 77.6% of A&E attendances at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.4 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (80.0%). That is 17.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 61.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.7 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (53.5%). That is 23.8 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 30.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 4.8 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (34.8%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
40,233
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
67.1%
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
411
August 2026 · NHS England
44k39k August 2025August 2026
68.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,449405 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202544,367
September 202543,440
October 202542,194
November 202541,155
December 202540,006
January 202640,165
February 202638,734
March 202639,762
April 202638,611
May 202638,802
June 202638,558
July 202638,992
August 202640,233
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202552.8%
September 202554.1%
October 202555.5%
November 202556.1%
December 202556.3%
January 202656.0%
February 202657.8%
March 202664.1%
April 202665.3%
May 202666.8%
June 202668.7%
July 202668.5%
August 202667.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,449
September 20252,157
October 20251,947
November 20251,931
December 20251,650
January 20261,659
February 20261,282
March 2026569
April 2026454
May 2026405
June 2026433
July 2026427
August 2026411

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
77.6%
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
328
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
11,799
September 2026 · NHS England
81.2%0.0% September 2025September 2026
328168 September 2025September 2026
12k10k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202580.0%
October 202578.9%
November 202580.2%
December 202578.5%
January 202681.2%
February 202679.8%
March 202679.7%
April 202681.0%
May 202680.7%
June 202678.2%
July 202678.0%
August 202677.1%
September 202677.6%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025279
October 2025240
November 2025314
December 2025181
January 2026322
February 2026286
March 2026177
April 2026168
May 2026239
June 2026318
July 2026282
August 2026267
September 2026328
A&E attendances in the month
September 202510,919
October 202511,153
November 202510,950
December 202511,232
January 202611,988
February 202610,206
March 202611,667
April 202611,115
May 202611,490
June 202611,377
July 202611,733
August 202610,888
September 202611,799

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
71.8%
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
94.0%
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
61.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
67.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202572.0%
May 202571.3%
June 202572.4%
July 202573.4%
August 202566.7%
September 202577.0%
October 202576.9%
November 202572.8%
December 202577.3%
January 202673.5%
February 202681.3%
March 202680.0%
April 202672.1%
May 202673.7%
June 202672.4%
July 202671.3%
August 202671.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202595.2%
May 202589.4%
June 202593.9%
July 202591.9%
August 202596.8%
September 202593.9%
October 202593.8%
November 202597.2%
December 202596.0%
January 202696.7%
February 202696.7%
March 202697.7%
April 202697.1%
May 202697.1%
June 202691.9%
July 202694.7%
August 202694.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202553.5%
May 202548.9%
June 202541.8%
July 202557.7%
August 202558.6%
September 202561.8%
October 202567.4%
November 202565.2%
December 202567.5%
January 202663.6%
February 202659.9%
March 202662.7%
April 202660.2%
May 202662.3%
June 202661.8%
July 202660.2%
August 202661.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
30.0%
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
9,802
August 2026 · NHS England
36.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
12k9,315 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202534.8%
September 202528.8%
October 202528.7%
November 202531.5%
December 202535.2%
January 202635.8%
February 202627.5%
March 202628.7%
April 202633.2%
May 202636.4%
June 202634.9%
July 202631.6%
August 202630.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20259,315
September 20259,861
October 202510,865
November 202511,704
December 202510,776
January 202612,020
February 202612,157
March 202612,159
April 202612,123
May 202611,454
June 202612,303
July 202610,703
August 20269,802

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to The Princess Alexandra Hospital 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: Harlow

Where The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • The Princess Alexandra Hospital 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