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The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RL4

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

NHS England counted 71,030 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 8% from 77,147 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 63.9% of the pathways waiting at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 9.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (54.7%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 28.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 80.0% of A&E attendances at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.9 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (80.9%). That is 15.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 75.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 9.5 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (66.1%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 9.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 4.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (5.1%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 14 February 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
71,030
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
1,058
August 2026 · NHS England
79k70k August 2025August 2026
63.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,3391,037 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202577,147
September 202575,065
October 202576,656
November 202576,577
December 202575,564
January 202678,829
February 202677,558
March 202672,276
April 202673,591
May 202673,004
June 202671,812
July 202670,201
August 202671,030
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202554.7%
September 202555.0%
October 202554.8%
November 202555.0%
December 202554.1%
January 202656.2%
February 202657.1%
March 202660.6%
April 202660.2%
May 202660.4%
June 202662.0%
July 202663.8%
August 202663.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,881
September 20251,835
October 20251,924
November 20252,108
December 20252,339
January 20262,109
February 20262,021
March 20261,638
April 20261,901
May 20261,807
June 20261,213
July 20261,037
August 20261,058

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
80.0%
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
506
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
20,921
September 2026 · NHS England
81.0%0.0% September 2025September 2026
811486 September 2025September 2026
21k17k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202580.9%
October 202576.3%
November 202578.1%
December 202576.9%
January 202677.1%
February 202679.2%
March 202679.7%
April 202681.0%
May 202680.0%
June 202680.5%
July 202679.8%
August 202679.6%
September 202680.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025486
October 2025581
November 2025620
December 2025530
January 2026718
February 2026511
March 2026604
April 2026498
May 2026664
June 2026744
July 2026811
August 2026600
September 2026506
A&E attendances in the month
September 202517,007
October 202521,008
November 202521,171
December 202520,841
January 202619,866
February 202618,634
March 202621,322
April 202620,341
May 202621,260
June 202621,191
July 202621,288
August 202619,960
September 202620,921

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
80.3%
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
92.0%
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
75.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
94.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
75.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.5%
May 202579.4%
June 202580.1%
July 202579.1%
August 202577.7%
September 202579.7%
October 202580.0%
November 202580.5%
December 202580.1%
January 202678.4%
February 202681.6%
March 202679.9%
April 202680.7%
May 202681.6%
June 202682.1%
July 202680.0%
August 202680.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202590.8%
May 202591.8%
June 202593.6%
July 202592.9%
August 202594.1%
September 202593.3%
October 202592.3%
November 202594.1%
December 202592.6%
January 202692.5%
February 202693.2%
March 202693.2%
April 202692.6%
May 202691.8%
June 202692.2%
July 202691.8%
August 202692.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202566.1%
May 202567.0%
June 202572.4%
July 202568.2%
August 202569.0%
September 202567.2%
October 202571.4%
November 202571.9%
December 202573.1%
January 202671.5%
February 202672.5%
March 202672.8%
April 202671.5%
May 202674.1%
June 202672.4%
July 202672.6%
August 202675.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
4.8%
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
13,310
August 2026 · NHS England
5.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
14k9,296 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20255.1%
September 20254.5%
October 20255.5%
November 20252.4%
December 20253.7%
January 20263.3%
February 20263.1%
March 20264.5%
April 20264.9%
May 20264.6%
June 20264.8%
July 20264.7%
August 20264.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202510,591
September 20259,296
October 202510,445
November 20259,834
December 202510,024
January 202611,722
February 202612,734
March 202613,291
April 202613,191
May 202613,371
June 202613,493
July 202613,620
August 202613,310

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 14 February 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to The Royal Wolverhampton 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: Cannock Chase · Wolverhampton

Where The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • The Royal Wolverhampton 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