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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RKB

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

NHS England counted 66,585 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 12% from 75,394 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 58.8% of the pathways waiting at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.5%). That is 33.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 75.3% of A&E attendances at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.6 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (73.7%). That is 19.7 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 77.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 10.8 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (66.7%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 7.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 6.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 1.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (8.3%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
66,585
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
58.8%
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
2,173
August 2026 · NHS England
75k67k August 2025August 2026
59.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,5671,619 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202575,394
September 202574,523
October 202573,518
November 202571,138
December 202569,717
January 202669,698
February 202670,813
March 202670,957
April 202673,164
May 202673,658
June 202672,093
July 202668,578
August 202666,585
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.5%
September 202558.9%
October 202558.1%
November 202556.3%
December 202555.7%
January 202655.9%
February 202657.8%
March 202659.2%
April 202658.4%
May 202658.0%
June 202657.9%
July 202658.3%
August 202658.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,708
September 20251,893
October 20252,026
November 20252,105
December 20251,814
January 20261,949
February 20261,837
March 20261,619
April 20261,724
May 20262,212
June 20262,276
July 20262,567
August 20262,173

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
75.3%
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
18
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
21,806
September 2026 · NHS England
76.3%0.0% September 2025September 2026
228 September 2025September 2026
22k19k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202573.7%
October 202573.2%
November 202572.4%
December 202572.4%
January 202672.7%
February 202674.1%
March 202676.3%
April 202675.7%
May 202674.7%
June 202675.2%
July 202675.7%
August 202674.3%
September 202675.3%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202514
October 202522
November 202517
December 202514
January 20268
February 202614
March 202611
April 20269
May 20268
June 202618
July 202622
August 202612
September 202618
A&E attendances in the month
September 202519,760
October 202520,969
November 202521,188
December 202521,117
January 202620,915
February 202619,194
March 202622,376
April 202621,223
May 202622,326
June 202621,819
July 202622,036
August 202620,617
September 202621,806

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
85.6%
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
98.1%
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
77.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.5%
May 202574.7%
June 202581.0%
July 202581.4%
August 202582.2%
September 202580.2%
October 202578.4%
November 202581.8%
December 202583.6%
January 202682.7%
February 202685.2%
March 202687.2%
April 202684.3%
May 202687.1%
June 202687.3%
July 202687.0%
August 202685.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.4%
May 202596.1%
June 202596.8%
July 202597.1%
August 202597.1%
September 202596.5%
October 202597.4%
November 202596.2%
December 202596.1%
January 202696.2%
February 202696.8%
March 202696.6%
April 202696.2%
May 202696.7%
June 202696.4%
July 202696.8%
August 202698.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202566.7%
May 202566.2%
June 202565.2%
July 202564.8%
August 202566.7%
September 202567.7%
October 202564.6%
November 202573.1%
December 202573.3%
January 202673.3%
February 202672.9%
March 202676.1%
April 202671.5%
May 202672.6%
June 202672.4%
July 202677.1%
August 202677.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
6.9%
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
14,251
August 2026 · NHS England
19.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
20k14k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20258.3%
September 20259.1%
October 202511.5%
November 202513.5%
December 202519.5%
January 202617.8%
February 202611.2%
March 20267.0%
April 20266.8%
May 20265.0%
June 20264.8%
July 20265.0%
August 20266.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202515,770
September 202517,334
October 202519,298
November 202519,503
December 202517,765
January 202617,491
February 202616,624
March 202616,421
April 202615,570
May 202613,902
June 202613,928
July 202615,159
August 202614,251

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire 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: Coventry · Rugby

Where University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire 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