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United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RWD

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

NHS England counted 69,984 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 1% from 69,626 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 63.0% of the pathways waiting at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 9.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (53.6%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 29.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 68.8% of A&E attendances at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.8 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (65.0%). That is 26.2 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 59.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.7 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (67.4%). That is 25.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 57.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 28.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (29.1%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 8 February 2022.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
69,984
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.0%
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
1,088
August 2026 · NHS England
70k67k August 2025August 2026
63.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,159426 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202569,626
September 202568,719
October 202568,805
November 202567,471
December 202566,860
January 202667,360
February 202669,051
March 202667,751
April 202669,075
May 202669,127
June 202670,206
July 202669,782
August 202669,984
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202553.6%
September 202554.5%
October 202553.7%
November 202553.7%
December 202554.1%
January 202654.1%
February 202656.3%
March 202660.8%
April 202660.6%
May 202661.2%
June 202661.9%
July 202662.3%
August 202663.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,012
September 20252,046
October 20252,159
November 20251,487
December 2025677
January 2026510
February 2026464
March 2026426
April 2026624
May 2026751
June 20261,113
July 20261,063
August 20261,088

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
68.8%
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
1,347
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
22,024
September 2026 · NHS England
79.8%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,595819 September 2025September 2026
24k20k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202565.0%
October 202565.9%
November 202567.3%
December 202566.5%
January 202662.7%
February 202666.1%
March 202674.6%
April 202679.8%
May 202676.1%
June 202673.7%
July 202671.3%
August 202671.8%
September 202668.8%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025946
October 20251,196
November 2025932
December 20251,081
January 20261,595
February 20261,296
March 20261,132
April 2026819
May 2026990
June 20261,034
July 20261,217
August 2026945
September 20261,347
A&E attendances in the month
September 202520,466
October 202521,535
November 202520,565
December 202521,422
January 202621,729
February 202620,632
March 202623,535
April 202622,357
May 202623,394
June 202621,444
July 202622,655
August 202621,745
September 202622,024

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
69.6%
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
92.9%
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
59.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
77.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
92.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
69.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202572.5%
May 202575.9%
June 202577.7%
July 202576.0%
August 202574.4%
September 202570.3%
October 202575.3%
November 202576.7%
December 202572.8%
January 202665.0%
February 202673.2%
March 202669.7%
April 202661.7%
May 202674.7%
June 202673.4%
July 202665.6%
August 202669.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202587.4%
May 202584.6%
June 202586.5%
July 202590.7%
August 202589.5%
September 202588.8%
October 202590.1%
November 202591.4%
December 202588.6%
January 202684.6%
February 202688.9%
March 202687.1%
April 202685.3%
May 202689.8%
June 202690.7%
July 202691.4%
August 202692.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202567.4%
May 202566.1%
June 202564.8%
July 202564.9%
August 202564.5%
September 202561.5%
October 202567.4%
November 202569.5%
December 202563.6%
January 202663.6%
February 202658.6%
March 202664.4%
April 202659.0%
May 202660.3%
June 202658.9%
July 202664.5%
August 202659.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
57.5%
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
35,075
August 2026 · NHS England
57.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
37k19k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202529.1%
September 202531.2%
October 202533.9%
November 202538.3%
December 202541.0%
January 202644.3%
February 202642.1%
March 202649.5%
April 202654.2%
May 202656.0%
June 202656.6%
July 202654.6%
August 202657.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202519,308
September 202521,782
October 202522,908
November 202524,252
December 202526,056
January 202628,293
February 202632,035
March 202634,366
April 202635,207
May 202635,835
June 202636,972
July 202637,078
August 202635,075

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 8 February 2022. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals 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: Boston · East Lindsey · Lincoln · South Holland · South Kesteven · West Lindsey

Where United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals 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