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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South West · England · code RA9

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

NHS England counted 33,473 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust at the end of March 2026. That is up 4% from 32,117 in August 2025.

At the end of March 2026, 66.4% of the pathways waiting at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (69.5%). It is the lowest figure in the 8 periods shown here. That is 25.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 71.5% of A&E attendances at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.2 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (68.3%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 23.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 70.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.5 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (67.5%). That is 15.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 22.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 14.9 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (37.1%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
33,473
March 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
66.4%
March 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
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
596
March 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
34k32k August 2025March 2026
70.4%0.0% August 2025March 2026
654589 August 2025March 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202532,117
September 202532,106
October 202531,775
November 202531,980
December 202532,816
January 202633,051
February 202633,601
March 202633,473
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202569.5%
September 202570.4%
October 202569.3%
November 202568.7%
December 202567.5%
January 202667.0%
February 202666.8%
March 202666.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025614
September 2025623
October 2025622
November 2025604
December 2025654
January 2026589
February 2026595
March 2026596

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
71.5%
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
167
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
11,123
September 2026 · NHS England
71.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
16735 September 2025September 2026
11k9,480 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202568.3%
October 202568.0%
November 202568.3%
December 202570.8%
January 202667.9%
February 202666.4%
March 202666.6%
April 202664.2%
May 202664.7%
June 202665.3%
July 202663.9%
August 202663.4%
September 202671.5%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202578
October 202535
November 202542
December 202556
January 2026106
February 202674
March 202666
April 202696
May 2026138
June 2026140
July 2026164
August 2026166
September 2026167
A&E attendances in the month
September 202510,523
October 202510,681
November 202510,155
December 202510,195
January 202610,173
February 20269,480
March 202610,748
April 202610,064
May 202611,147
June 202611,279
July 202611,498
August 202611,198
September 202611,123

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
60.6%
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
94.9%
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
70.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
79.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
79.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202575.0%
May 202570.5%
June 202575.6%
July 202570.1%
August 202562.3%
September 202567.3%
October 202575.7%
November 202576.2%
December 202578.3%
January 202660.5%
February 202679.7%
March 202675.7%
April 202648.0%
May 202645.5%
June 202657.1%
July 202658.5%
August 202660.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202589.9%
May 202593.3%
June 202593.6%
July 202593.0%
August 202586.8%
September 202591.8%
October 202592.3%
November 202594.6%
December 202594.1%
January 202695.5%
February 202696.3%
March 202694.7%
April 202692.4%
May 202692.8%
June 202693.5%
July 202693.2%
August 202694.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202567.5%
May 202569.6%
June 202563.7%
July 202557.8%
August 202564.5%
September 202563.2%
October 202569.8%
November 202570.5%
December 202579.7%
January 202675.2%
February 202668.1%
March 202660.0%
April 202658.5%
May 202648.9%
June 202653.6%
July 202657.9%
August 202670.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
22.2%
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
6,819
August 2026 · NHS England
39.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
8,1616,246 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202537.1%
September 202536.8%
October 202529.4%
November 202528.4%
December 202530.4%
January 202635.8%
February 202630.6%
March 202637.4%
April 202639.4%
May 202634.6%
June 202625.4%
July 202623.1%
August 202622.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20256,462
September 20256,246
October 20257,161
November 20257,006
December 20257,476
January 20267,749
February 20267,731
March 20268,161
April 20267,307
May 20267,041
June 20266,955
July 20266,842
August 20266,819

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Torbay and South Devon 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: Teignbridge · Torbay

Where Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Torbay and South Devon 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