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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RJE

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

NHS England counted 75,383 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 14% from 66,395 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 60.0% of the pathways waiting at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.8 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (62.8%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 32.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 66.0% of A&E attendances at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (67.6%). That is 29.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 72.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 11.4 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (61.5%). That is 12.1 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 25.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 12.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (37.7%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 22 December 2021.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
75,383
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.0%
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
1,735
August 2026 · NHS England
75k64k August 2025August 2026
64.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,7351,182 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202566,395
September 202565,281
October 202565,758
November 202564,345
December 202564,590
January 202665,375
February 202664,550
March 202665,266
April 202668,324
May 202670,468
June 202672,002
July 202674,220
August 202675,383
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.8%
September 202564.0%
October 202563.9%
November 202563.9%
December 202562.6%
January 202661.9%
February 202661.7%
March 202664.7%
April 202664.1%
May 202663.7%
June 202663.0%
July 202661.4%
August 202660.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,383
September 20251,354
October 20251,328
November 20251,182
December 20251,191
January 20261,247
February 20261,365
March 20261,191
April 20261,280
May 20261,272
June 20261,360
July 20261,516
August 20261,735

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
66.0%
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
640
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
26,032
September 2026 · NHS England
68.2%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,384640 September 2025September 2026
27k22k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202567.6%
October 202565.8%
November 202565.9%
December 202564.4%
January 202663.6%
February 202664.8%
March 202666.4%
April 202668.2%
May 202667.9%
June 202667.5%
July 202668.1%
August 202666.8%
September 202666.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20251,003
October 20251,384
November 20251,093
December 20251,035
January 20261,264
February 2026927
March 2026820
April 2026835
May 2026821
June 2026909
July 2026727
August 2026675
September 2026640
A&E attendances in the month
September 202524,693
October 202526,522
November 202525,334
December 202524,139
January 202623,804
February 202622,289
March 202625,668
April 202625,099
May 202626,051
June 202625,979
July 202626,309
August 202624,964
September 202626,032

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
82.3%
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
95.7%
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
72.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
73.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202574.2%
May 202576.7%
June 202576.7%
July 202577.3%
August 202575.6%
September 202569.5%
October 202572.7%
November 202575.8%
December 202579.3%
January 202672.4%
February 202682.6%
March 202681.0%
April 202679.6%
May 202677.0%
June 202679.0%
July 202680.6%
August 202682.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.7%
May 202592.1%
June 202593.7%
July 202593.4%
August 202593.7%
September 202590.5%
October 202589.7%
November 202588.3%
December 202590.7%
January 202690.9%
February 202694.6%
March 202695.5%
April 202693.0%
May 202691.5%
June 202692.0%
July 202693.8%
August 202695.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202561.5%
May 202561.8%
June 202567.2%
July 202570.9%
August 202568.0%
September 202562.6%
October 202559.4%
November 202558.4%
December 202568.1%
January 202663.0%
February 202664.5%
March 202673.3%
April 202664.9%
May 202669.4%
June 202663.0%
July 202668.8%
August 202672.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
25.0%
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
18,595
August 2026 · NHS England
37.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
23k18k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202537.7%
September 202533.4%
October 202529.9%
November 202524.3%
December 202526.9%
January 202626.7%
February 202619.5%
March 202621.8%
April 202623.8%
May 202620.4%
June 202621.6%
July 202622.9%
August 202625.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202522,967
September 202521,509
October 202520,058
November 202519,119
December 202519,230
January 202619,644
February 202620,217
March 202620,866
April 202620,810
May 202619,038
June 202618,107
July 202619,081
August 202618,595

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 22 December 2021. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to University Hospitals of North Midlands 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: Cannock Chase · Stafford · Stoke-on-Trent

Where University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above University Hospitals of North Midlands 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 North Midlands 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