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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RTX

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

NHS England counted 36,391 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 6% from 34,468 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 68.5% of the pathways waiting at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (67.4%). That is 23.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 73.5% of A&E attendances at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (73.6%). That is 21.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 72.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (72.7%). That is 12.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 11.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 1.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (10.2%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 August 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
36,391
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
68.5%
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
584
August 2026 · NHS England
36k34k August 2025August 2026
71.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
688465 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202534,468
September 202534,049
October 202534,026
November 202533,887
December 202535,368
January 202635,369
February 202634,786
March 202633,939
April 202634,407
May 202634,920
June 202635,624
July 202636,259
August 202636,391
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202567.4%
September 202568.6%
October 202569.0%
November 202569.2%
December 202568.3%
January 202667.4%
February 202667.2%
March 202671.5%
April 202671.5%
May 202671.0%
June 202670.7%
July 202668.6%
August 202668.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025465
September 2025494
October 2025567
November 2025530
December 2025473
January 2026523
February 2026570
March 2026545
April 2026561
May 2026589
June 2026666
July 2026688
August 2026584

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
73.5%
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
532
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
14,033
September 2026 · NHS England
73.6%0.0% September 2025September 2026
766532 September 2025September 2026
15k12k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202573.6%
October 202572.7%
November 202570.0%
December 202570.3%
January 202671.0%
February 202669.2%
March 202670.3%
April 202670.3%
May 202672.6%
June 202670.0%
July 202671.5%
August 202672.7%
September 202673.5%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025591
October 2025700
November 2025551
December 2025609
January 2026763
February 2026766
March 2026654
April 2026615
May 2026599
June 2026703
July 2026712
August 2026666
September 2026532
A&E attendances in the month
September 202513,552
October 202514,143
November 202513,551
December 202513,340
January 202613,237
February 202611,976
March 202613,552
April 202613,720
May 202614,785
June 202614,432
July 202615,067
August 202614,370
September 202614,033

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
79.2%
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
98.2%
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
72.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
80.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.1%
May 202577.2%
June 202579.5%
July 202580.0%
August 202577.5%
September 202575.1%
October 202576.0%
November 202578.7%
December 202575.3%
January 202672.9%
February 202679.2%
March 202678.2%
April 202675.3%
May 202680.7%
June 202676.0%
July 202678.4%
August 202679.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.4%
May 202597.7%
June 202598.0%
July 202599.0%
August 202594.4%
September 202592.6%
October 202596.1%
November 202595.0%
December 202596.7%
January 202695.0%
February 202696.4%
March 202698.5%
April 202698.0%
May 202696.7%
June 202697.9%
July 202695.2%
August 202698.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202572.7%
May 202565.1%
June 202561.7%
July 202571.7%
August 202568.9%
September 202562.4%
October 202570.1%
November 202572.8%
December 202577.9%
January 202660.7%
February 202666.0%
March 202669.2%
April 202660.4%
May 202670.3%
June 202665.4%
July 202672.4%
August 202672.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
11.8%
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
9,725
August 2026 · NHS England
15.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
11k7,679 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202510.2%
September 20254.6%
October 20253.0%
November 20253.6%
December 202510.0%
January 20269.1%
February 20266.6%
March 202612.7%
April 202615.1%
May 202615.4%
June 202611.8%
July 202610.4%
August 202611.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20257,956
September 20257,679
October 20258,089
November 20258,134
December 20258,321
January 20268,666
February 20269,294
March 202610,791
April 202610,609
May 202610,292
June 202610,505
July 202610,110
August 20269,725

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 August 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay 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: Lancaster · Westmorland and Furness

Where University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay 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 Hospitals of Morecambe Bay 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