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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RHM

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

NHS England counted 64,765 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 3% from 63,017 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 64.0% of the pathways waiting at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (61.8%). That is 28.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 70.7% of A&E attendances at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.1 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (67.6%). That is 24.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 78.3% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (75.2%). That is 6.7 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 20.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (20.2%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 17 April 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
64,765
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
64.0%
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
1,542
August 2026 · NHS England
65k60k August 2025August 2026
65.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,0651,166 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202563,017
September 202563,157
October 202563,957
November 202563,399
December 202563,510
January 202662,670
February 202662,702
March 202659,678
April 202661,231
May 202663,132
June 202663,323
July 202664,401
August 202664,765
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202561.8%
September 202561.0%
October 202560.9%
November 202560.7%
December 202560.8%
January 202660.2%
February 202661.0%
March 202663.5%
April 202664.3%
May 202665.7%
June 202665.3%
July 202664.6%
August 202664.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,855
September 20251,956
October 20252,065
November 20251,780
December 20251,551
January 20261,529
February 20261,485
March 20261,166
April 20261,199
May 20261,257
June 20261,397
July 20261,585
August 20261,542

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
70.7%
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
14
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
13,544
September 2026 · NHS England
74.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
220 September 2025September 2026
14k11k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202567.6%
October 202558.4%
November 202563.1%
December 202565.1%
January 202666.5%
February 202674.1%
March 202672.5%
April 202670.6%
May 202668.9%
June 202667.5%
July 202670.1%
August 202669.6%
September 202670.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202513
October 202513
November 202512
December 202511
January 202611
February 202610
March 202611
April 202611
May 202616
June 202622
July 202618
August 20260
September 202614
A&E attendances in the month
September 202513,014
October 202513,660
November 202513,563
December 202512,891
January 202612,612
February 202610,670
March 202613,305
April 202612,740
May 202613,249
June 202612,651
July 202613,112
August 202612,802
September 202613,544

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
72.3%
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
86.3%
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
78.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
79.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.6%
May 202577.6%
June 202573.4%
July 202579.8%
August 202580.5%
September 202580.8%
October 202581.2%
November 202578.0%
December 202579.2%
January 202675.1%
February 202682.0%
March 202680.8%
April 202672.7%
May 202675.6%
June 202676.8%
July 202675.1%
August 202672.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202595.2%
May 202596.4%
June 202595.6%
July 202595.7%
August 202595.0%
September 202593.3%
October 202594.7%
November 202593.3%
December 202593.0%
January 202691.9%
February 202687.5%
March 202685.5%
April 202687.1%
May 202686.3%
June 202681.2%
July 202686.8%
August 202686.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202575.2%
May 202578.9%
June 202571.3%
July 202578.3%
August 202575.6%
September 202571.5%
October 202574.0%
November 202575.8%
December 202573.3%
January 202676.9%
February 202675.4%
March 202679.3%
April 202675.5%
May 202676.3%
June 202674.0%
July 202674.4%
August 202678.3%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
20.1%
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
10,353
August 2026 · NHS England
23.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
11k9,690 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202520.2%
September 202519.7%
October 202520.0%
November 202519.8%
December 202523.2%
January 202619.8%
February 202615.1%
March 202616.2%
April 202618.1%
May 202617.6%
June 202619.9%
July 202620.8%
August 202620.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202510,019
September 202510,172
October 202510,278
November 202510,352
December 202510,013
January 20269,690
February 202610,404
March 202610,556
April 202610,623
May 202610,350
June 202610,827
July 202610,516
August 202610,353

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 17 April 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to University Hospital Southampton 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: Southampton · Winchester

Where University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • University Hospital Southampton 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