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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RCX

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

NHS England counted 23,666 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 17% from 28,493 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 64.7% of the pathways waiting at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.1%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 27.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 64.8% of A&E attendances at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.6 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (63.2%). That is 30.2 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 65.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.0 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (58.0%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 20.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 43.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 7.0 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (50.2%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 February 2022.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
23,666
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
64.7%
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
259
August 2026 · NHS England
28k24k August 2025August 2026
64.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
560259 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202528,493
September 202528,052
October 202527,123
November 202526,307
December 202526,281
January 202626,144
February 202625,345
March 202625,029
April 202625,153
May 202625,600
June 202625,086
July 202624,150
August 202623,666
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.1%
September 202555.1%
October 202555.3%
November 202555.6%
December 202554.1%
January 202653.9%
February 202654.1%
March 202658.5%
April 202659.0%
May 202661.5%
June 202662.8%
July 202664.3%
August 202664.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025560
September 2025559
October 2025421
November 2025363
December 2025362
January 2026400
February 2026346
March 2026326
April 2026349
May 2026432
June 2026373
July 2026277
August 2026259

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
64.8%
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
154
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
7,933
September 2026 · NHS England
67.3%0.0% September 2025September 2026
22992 September 2025September 2026
9,0867,667 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202563.2%
October 202566.8%
November 202565.0%
December 202566.2%
January 202664.0%
February 202664.5%
March 202667.3%
April 202666.6%
May 202664.2%
June 202661.3%
July 202664.6%
August 202663.2%
September 202664.8%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025153
October 2025148
November 2025229
December 2025160
January 2026229
February 2026131
March 2026108
April 2026176
May 2026174
June 2026149
July 202692
August 2026151
September 2026154
A&E attendances in the month
September 20257,767
October 20257,806
November 20257,667
December 20257,862
January 20268,318
February 20267,958
March 20269,086
April 20268,692
May 20268,582
June 20267,904
July 20268,207
August 20267,995
September 20267,933

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
72.5%
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
94.6%
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
65.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
73.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
65.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202565.1%
May 202565.5%
June 202570.0%
July 202569.5%
August 202560.1%
September 202569.6%
October 202567.9%
November 202571.9%
December 202571.4%
January 202660.8%
February 202672.4%
March 202670.4%
April 202662.7%
May 202668.6%
June 202668.5%
July 202673.3%
August 202672.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202594.3%
May 202591.4%
June 202584.9%
July 202588.8%
August 202588.0%
September 202586.6%
October 202589.2%
November 202593.1%
December 202591.7%
January 202690.1%
February 202696.1%
March 202698.1%
April 202696.3%
May 202696.0%
June 202694.7%
July 202689.8%
August 202694.6%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202558.0%
May 202547.6%
June 202553.6%
July 202550.6%
August 202547.9%
September 202553.5%
October 202562.7%
November 202557.6%
December 202558.8%
January 202657.1%
February 202655.4%
March 202658.2%
April 202650.5%
May 202653.7%
June 202648.6%
July 202659.5%
August 202665.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
43.2%
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
8,997
August 2026 · NHS England
50.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
10k5,819 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202550.2%
September 202545.4%
October 202540.9%
November 202538.9%
December 202541.8%
January 202641.4%
February 202632.8%
March 202631.5%
April 202636.0%
May 202635.6%
June 202637.3%
July 202642.0%
August 202643.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20257,307
September 20255,856
October 20256,149
November 20255,819
December 20256,238
January 20266,367
February 20267,000
March 20267,929
April 20267,713
May 20267,775
June 20268,740
July 202610,205
August 20268,997

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 February 2022. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn 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: Fenland · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Where The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn 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 Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn 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