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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RWG

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

NHS England counted 44,404 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 5% from 46,946 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 69.1% of the pathways waiting at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (63.8%). That is 22.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 87.2% of A&E attendances at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.6 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (84.6%). That is 7.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 80.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.4 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (80.2%). That is 4.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 27.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (23.5%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 17 June 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
44,404
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
69.1%
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
393
August 2026 · NHS England
47k44k August 2025August 2026
70.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,047310 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202546,946
September 202546,595
October 202546,492
November 202546,575
December 202545,770
January 202645,066
February 202644,698
March 202645,388
April 202645,979
May 202645,471
June 202644,938
July 202644,476
August 202644,404
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202563.8%
September 202563.8%
October 202563.0%
November 202563.8%
December 202563.6%
January 202664.8%
February 202666.2%
March 202668.0%
April 202668.4%
May 202669.6%
June 202669.9%
July 202670.1%
August 202669.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025827
September 2025918
October 20251,047
November 20251,014
December 20251,000
January 2026887
February 2026708
March 2026310
April 2026479
May 2026471
June 2026349
July 2026374
August 2026393

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
87.2%
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
15
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
18,240
September 2026 · NHS England
90.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
3314 September 2025September 2026
18k15k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202584.6%
October 202583.2%
November 202583.6%
December 202583.8%
January 202681.7%
February 202685.2%
March 202690.4%
April 202688.2%
May 202686.8%
June 202688.0%
July 202688.1%
August 202689.6%
September 202687.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202526
October 202522
November 202518
December 202527
January 202614
February 202629
March 202633
April 202619
May 202630
June 202624
July 202626
August 202623
September 202615
A&E attendances in the month
September 202516,438
October 202516,735
November 202516,847
December 202517,087
January 202617,211
February 202615,179
March 202617,531
April 202617,085
May 202617,551
June 202617,265
July 202617,811
August 202617,190
September 202618,240

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
86.7%
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
97.2%
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
80.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
84.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202584.9%
May 202584.1%
June 202585.3%
July 202586.8%
August 202587.3%
September 202582.3%
October 202584.4%
November 202582.6%
December 202582.5%
January 202679.5%
February 202684.3%
March 202681.4%
April 202683.0%
May 202685.3%
June 202683.9%
July 202683.9%
August 202686.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.7%
May 202597.4%
June 202598.3%
July 202597.1%
August 202598.6%
September 202596.1%
October 202598.3%
November 202599.1%
December 202597.9%
January 202698.2%
February 202699.1%
March 202698.5%
April 202697.5%
May 202699.1%
June 202698.0%
July 202698.5%
August 202697.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202580.2%
May 202578.1%
June 202579.0%
July 202578.6%
August 202579.4%
September 202575.1%
October 202575.6%
November 202583.6%
December 202578.8%
January 202675.9%
February 202676.1%
March 202679.1%
April 202682.0%
May 202684.1%
June 202679.9%
July 202680.1%
August 202680.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
27.0%
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
19,132
August 2026 · NHS England
31.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
22k16k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202523.5%
September 202524.6%
October 202527.4%
November 202523.9%
December 202527.2%
January 202625.4%
February 202621.9%
March 202626.4%
April 202631.6%
May 202628.4%
June 202624.8%
July 202624.7%
August 202627.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202515,991
September 202517,983
October 202518,826
November 202518,450
December 202517,803
January 202617,854
February 202618,904
March 202620,753
April 202621,573
May 202621,516
June 202621,097
July 202620,426
August 202619,132

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 17 June 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals 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: Dacorum · Hillingdon · St Albans · Watford

Where West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals 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