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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RWE

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

NHS England counted 114,859 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 4% from 110,707 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 60.2% of the pathways waiting at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 8.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (51.9%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 31.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 62.1% of A&E attendances at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (62.2%). That is 32.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 57.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 9.0 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (66.7%). That is 27.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 12.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 11.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (24.6%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 25 November 2022.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
114,859
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.2%
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
2,454
August 2026 · NHS England
117k106k August 2025August 2026
60.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
3,6252,293 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025110,707
September 2025109,211
October 2025109,389
November 2025109,189
December 2025107,758
January 2026105,809
February 2026117,425
March 2026113,957
April 2026114,975
May 2026116,000
June 2026115,259
July 2026116,532
August 2026114,859
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202551.9%
September 202551.6%
October 202551.7%
November 202552.7%
December 202552.0%
January 202651.7%
February 202655.7%
March 202659.1%
April 202658.0%
May 202659.5%
June 202660.1%
July 202660.0%
August 202660.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20253,401
September 20253,625
October 20253,444
November 20253,214
December 20252,811
January 20262,714
February 20262,503
March 20262,293
April 20262,427
May 20262,460
June 20262,402
July 20262,407
August 20262,454

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
62.1%
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
499
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
26,350
September 2026 · NHS England
66.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,017499 September 2025September 2026
26k22k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202562.2%
October 202562.6%
November 202561.9%
December 202565.7%
January 202661.8%
February 202663.0%
March 202666.4%
April 202665.7%
May 202663.2%
June 202664.5%
July 202663.6%
August 202664.1%
September 202662.1%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025619
October 2025844
November 2025716
December 2025520
January 20261,017
February 2026727
March 2026592
April 2026993
May 2026965
June 2026831
July 2026860
August 2026540
September 2026499
A&E attendances in the month
September 202524,129
October 202526,041
November 202524,848
December 202523,959
January 202624,624
February 202622,467
March 202625,557
April 202624,865
May 202625,774
June 202625,659
July 202624,653
August 202624,386
September 202626,350

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.9%
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
87.7%
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
57.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
79.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
91.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
66.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.4%
May 202577.7%
June 202575.3%
July 202569.5%
August 202564.9%
September 202569.4%
October 202566.5%
November 202568.9%
December 202572.0%
January 202667.7%
February 202674.5%
March 202667.6%
April 202664.8%
May 202672.6%
June 202673.7%
July 202677.3%
August 202678.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202576.6%
May 202572.4%
June 202575.3%
July 202575.8%
August 202568.5%
September 202578.2%
October 202579.1%
November 202574.9%
December 202584.9%
January 202678.1%
February 202687.2%
March 202688.2%
April 202685.6%
May 202689.8%
June 202689.4%
July 202691.2%
August 202687.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202566.7%
May 202557.9%
June 202556.2%
July 202554.4%
August 202544.0%
September 202548.4%
October 202555.3%
November 202555.8%
December 202556.2%
January 202653.8%
February 202652.8%
March 202663.8%
April 202661.5%
May 202660.8%
June 202661.2%
July 202660.4%
August 202657.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
12.9%
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
22,624
August 2026 · NHS England
24.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
28k23k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202524.6%
September 202523.1%
October 202519.3%
November 202517.2%
December 202517.7%
January 202621.7%
February 202614.3%
March 202612.3%
April 202614.4%
May 202613.4%
June 202612.7%
July 202611.7%
August 202612.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202527,083
September 202527,525
October 202525,823
November 202524,585
December 202523,706
January 202623,011
February 202623,733
March 202623,625
April 202624,566
May 202622,755
June 202622,762
July 202622,896
August 202622,624

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 25 November 2022. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to University Hospitals of Leicester 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: Charnwood · Harborough · Leicester · Melton · North West Leicestershire · Rutland

Where University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above University Hospitals of Leicester 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 of Leicester 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