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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RYR

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

NHS England counted 118,139 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 3% from 114,700 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 52.6% of the pathways waiting at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (50.8%). That is 39.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 60.6% of A&E attendances at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (64.2%). That is 34.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 66.3% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.7 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (63.6%). That is 18.7 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 16.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 1.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (15.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
118,139
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
52.6%
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
5,634
August 2026 · NHS England
118k113k August 2025August 2026
55.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
5,6343,580 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025114,700
September 2025113,252
October 2025116,138
November 2025115,980
December 2025116,302
January 2026116,178
February 2026114,053
March 2026112,521
April 2026115,702
May 2026116,196
June 2026116,122
July 2026117,207
August 2026118,139
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202550.8%
September 202551.5%
October 202552.3%
November 202551.8%
December 202551.1%
January 202650.7%
February 202652.2%
March 202655.1%
April 202653.8%
May 202654.1%
June 202653.2%
July 202653.1%
August 202652.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20255,629
September 20254,977
October 20255,007
November 20254,855
December 20254,730
January 20264,961
February 20264,753
March 20263,580
April 20264,075
May 20264,296
June 20264,636
July 20265,120
August 20265,634

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
60.6%
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
840
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
33,825
September 2026 · NHS England
66.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,196589 September 2025September 2026
35k29k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202564.2%
October 202565.8%
November 202566.1%
December 202563.0%
January 202662.3%
February 202661.1%
March 202664.5%
April 202666.0%
May 202664.7%
June 202664.2%
July 202662.4%
August 202659.5%
September 202660.6%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025589
October 2025961
November 2025804
December 2025718
January 20261,196
February 2026946
March 20261,005
April 2026900
May 2026890
June 2026922
July 20261,090
August 2026984
September 2026840
A&E attendances in the month
September 202531,615
October 202533,284
November 202532,326
December 202532,118
January 202632,524
February 202628,840
March 202633,587
April 202632,593
May 202634,092
June 202633,640
July 202635,058
August 202633,836
September 202633,825

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
72.7%
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
75.6%
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
66.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
84.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
72.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202576.4%
May 202574.8%
June 202578.0%
July 202574.4%
August 202572.5%
September 202572.1%
October 202575.5%
November 202578.3%
December 202577.9%
January 202674.4%
February 202681.0%
March 202677.4%
April 202673.5%
May 202678.0%
June 202675.8%
July 202674.0%
August 202672.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202575.1%
May 202576.0%
June 202576.9%
July 202578.9%
August 202578.2%
September 202576.4%
October 202581.1%
November 202579.7%
December 202584.2%
January 202675.6%
February 202682.6%
March 202682.7%
April 202677.3%
May 202677.4%
June 202679.6%
July 202676.8%
August 202675.6%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202563.6%
May 202561.0%
June 202560.0%
July 202562.7%
August 202560.4%
September 202559.5%
October 202561.7%
November 202566.8%
December 202569.9%
January 202663.1%
February 202663.0%
March 202672.3%
April 202664.5%
May 202664.1%
June 202664.5%
July 202665.2%
August 202666.3%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
16.5%
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
19,601
August 2026 · NHS England
16.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
21k17k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202515.0%
September 202514.0%
October 202513.2%
November 202512.6%
December 202515.3%
January 202615.0%
February 202613.9%
March 202611.6%
April 202613.8%
May 202612.3%
June 202613.7%
July 202612.9%
August 202616.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202517,072
September 202517,842
October 202517,308
November 202517,696
December 202518,567
January 202618,908
February 202619,724
March 202620,816
April 202620,499
May 202619,781
June 202620,565
July 202619,894
August 202619,601

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to University Hospitals Sussex 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: Adur · Brighton and Hove · Chichester · Mid Sussex · Worthing

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

The bodies above University Hospitals Sussex 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 Sussex 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