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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RBK

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

NHS England counted 28,489 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is about the same as in August 2025 (28,353).

At the end of August 2026, 72.8% of the pathways waiting at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (70.5%). That is 19.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 75.3% of A&E attendances at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (75.0%). That is 19.7 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 77.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.1 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (79.1%). That is 8.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 20.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 7.9 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (28.1%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 25 January 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
28,489
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
72.8%
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
11
August 2026 · NHS England
30k27k August 2025August 2026
74.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
182 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202528,353
September 202529,431
October 202530,387
November 202530,408
December 202530,295
January 202629,571
February 202628,527
March 202627,301
April 202627,972
May 202627,781
June 202627,964
July 202627,853
August 202628,489
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202570.5%
September 202571.9%
October 202570.8%
November 202570.2%
December 202569.7%
January 202669.3%
February 202670.8%
March 202673.2%
April 202672.2%
May 202674.4%
June 202674.8%
July 202673.8%
August 202672.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202511
September 202516
October 202516
November 202511
December 202517
January 202616
February 202618
March 20262
April 20264
May 20264
June 20264
July 202615
August 202611

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
75.3%
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
339
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
14,832
September 2026 · NHS England
86.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
72994 September 2025September 2026
15k13k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202575.0%
October 202574.5%
November 202572.1%
December 202571.6%
January 202670.0%
February 202674.6%
March 202686.7%
April 202684.7%
May 202680.1%
June 202683.3%
July 202680.1%
August 202677.9%
September 202675.3%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025198
October 2025279
November 2025545
December 2025620
January 2026729
February 2026331
March 2026106
April 202696
May 2026188
June 202694
July 2026215
August 2026162
September 2026339
A&E attendances in the month
September 202513,674
October 202514,562
November 202514,221
December 202514,057
January 202613,444
February 202612,669
March 202614,445
April 202614,149
May 202614,613
June 202614,543
July 202614,824
August 202614,087
September 202614,832

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
87.0%
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
97.5%
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
77.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
89.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
85.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202587.2%
May 202584.1%
June 202585.6%
July 202587.2%
August 202587.3%
September 202586.1%
October 202581.3%
November 202583.6%
December 202583.8%
January 202677.0%
February 202689.5%
March 202687.2%
April 202686.1%
May 202686.5%
June 202688.6%
July 202686.7%
August 202687.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.8%
May 202598.1%
June 202596.1%
July 202597.1%
August 202597.4%
September 202596.7%
October 202597.0%
November 202596.7%
December 202596.0%
January 202696.5%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 202698.6%
May 202698.9%
June 202698.1%
July 202697.6%
August 202697.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202579.1%
May 202585.5%
June 202580.1%
July 202579.4%
August 202580.7%
September 202575.8%
October 202571.3%
November 202572.1%
December 202574.1%
January 202663.6%
February 202677.3%
March 202680.6%
April 202668.9%
May 202677.9%
June 202680.2%
July 202684.3%
August 202677.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
20.2%
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
8,193
August 2026 · NHS England
34.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
13k8,193 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202528.1%
September 202523.6%
October 202518.7%
November 202518.3%
December 202523.3%
January 202627.2%
February 202623.5%
March 202630.0%
April 202634.8%
May 202633.1%
June 202627.7%
July 202621.1%
August 202620.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20259,651
September 20259,629
October 20259,129
November 20259,455
December 20259,560
January 202610,647
February 202612,133
March 202612,587
April 202611,954
May 202611,720
June 202610,807
July 20269,575
August 20268,193

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 25 January 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Walsall Healthcare 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: Walsall

Where Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Walsall Healthcare 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