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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

NHS trust · South West · England · code RK9

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

NHS England counted 47,271 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust at the end of June 2026. That is down 5% from 49,961 in August 2025.

At the end of June 2026, 67.4% of the pathways waiting at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 7.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (59.9%). It is the highest figure in the 11 periods shown here. That is 24.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 65.6% of A&E attendances at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.7 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (68.3%). That is 29.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 70.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 6.2 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (64.4%). That is 14.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 26.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 6.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (20.9%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 19 January 2022.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
47,271
June 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
67.4%
June 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
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
717
June 2026 · NHS England · earlier release
50k46k August 2025June 2026
67.4%0.0% August 2025June 2026
1,814607 August 2025June 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202549,961
September 202548,731
October 202549,238
November 202549,131
December 202548,113
January 202647,943
February 202647,354
March 202645,707
April 202646,284
May 202647,642
June 202647,271
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202559.9%
September 202560.5%
October 202560.6%
November 202560.8%
December 202560.3%
January 202661.5%
February 202662.6%
March 202665.6%
April 202665.9%
May 202667.0%
June 202667.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,814
September 20251,748
October 20251,699
November 20251,513
December 20251,288
January 20261,077
February 2026957
March 2026630
April 2026614
May 2026607
June 2026717

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
65.6%
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
588
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
17,453
September 2026 · NHS England
70.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
807304 September 2025September 2026
19k15k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202568.3%
October 202567.9%
November 202570.5%
December 202567.9%
January 202665.2%
February 202665.6%
March 202667.0%
April 202667.3%
May 202666.9%
June 202666.5%
July 202666.8%
August 202664.8%
September 202665.6%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025667
October 2025528
November 2025373
December 2025441
January 2026807
February 2026591
March 2026352
April 2026304
May 2026396
June 2026322
July 2026343
August 2026341
September 2026588
A&E attendances in the month
September 202515,857
October 202516,598
November 202516,143
December 202515,981
January 202616,801
February 202614,866
March 202617,576
April 202616,454
May 202617,516
June 202617,631
July 202619,002
August 202617,372
September 202617,453

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.7%
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
88.8%
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
70.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
86.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
94.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
72.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202578.5%
May 202577.7%
June 202582.8%
July 202580.7%
August 202580.5%
September 202578.9%
October 202579.4%
November 202579.7%
December 202580.3%
January 202676.0%
February 202683.9%
March 202684.2%
April 202681.7%
May 202684.5%
June 202686.3%
July 202684.1%
August 202681.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202592.3%
May 202590.7%
June 202592.0%
July 202590.3%
August 202587.7%
September 202584.8%
October 202588.8%
November 202589.2%
December 202587.4%
January 202686.9%
February 202691.8%
March 202693.4%
April 202690.6%
May 202694.5%
June 202691.9%
July 202694.3%
August 202688.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202564.4%
May 202560.2%
June 202560.6%
July 202565.1%
August 202565.3%
September 202566.1%
October 202558.7%
November 202563.7%
December 202558.9%
January 202660.4%
February 202661.5%
March 202671.4%
April 202666.0%
May 202665.4%
June 202663.6%
July 202672.6%
August 202670.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
26.9%
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
12,886
August 2026 · NHS England
26.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
13k7,887 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202520.9%
September 202517.4%
October 202518.0%
November 202516.8%
December 202519.2%
January 202618.8%
February 202614.2%
March 202615.1%
April 202619.7%
May 202618.8%
June 202619.9%
July 202622.8%
August 202626.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20257,887
September 20258,771
October 20258,801
November 20258,655
December 20258,977
January 202610,163
February 202611,175
March 202612,276
April 202612,301
May 202612,765
June 202613,481
July 202613,291
August 202612,886

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 19 January 2022. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to University Hospitals Plymouth 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: Cornwall · Plymouth · South Hams · West Devon

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

The bodies above University Hospitals Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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