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West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RGR

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

NHS England counted 32,863 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 2% from 33,669 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 64.6% of the pathways waiting at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.4%). That is 27.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 81.7% of A&E attendances at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 12.0 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (69.7%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 13.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 78.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 6.1 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (84.8%). That is 6.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 25.3% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 32.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (57.7%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 30 January 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
32,863
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
64.6%
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
613
August 2026 · NHS England
34k29k August 2025August 2026
66.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,430414 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202533,669
September 202532,624
October 202533,196
November 202532,930
December 202532,541
January 202631,923
February 202631,093
March 202629,127
April 202631,001
May 202633,138
June 202633,329
July 202633,149
August 202632,863
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.4%
September 202562.1%
October 202561.9%
November 202562.1%
December 202562.9%
January 202662.6%
February 202662.9%
March 202666.0%
April 202665.3%
May 202665.4%
June 202665.6%
July 202665.7%
August 202664.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,430
September 20251,086
October 2025921
November 2025776
December 2025760
January 2026690
February 2026609
March 2026414
April 2026422
May 2026472
June 2026564
July 2026574
August 2026613

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
81.7%
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
149
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
9,264
September 2026 · NHS England
81.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
622149 September 2025September 2026
9,6208,095 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202569.7%
October 202569.5%
November 202575.2%
December 202570.6%
January 202667.9%
February 202668.2%
March 202678.2%
April 202674.9%
May 202674.9%
June 202674.4%
July 202669.4%
August 202676.0%
September 202681.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025373
October 2025406
November 2025229
December 2025341
January 2026622
February 2026546
March 2026329
April 2026423
May 2026325
June 2026348
July 2026397
August 2026327
September 2026149
A&E attendances in the month
September 20258,691
October 20258,764
November 20258,588
December 20258,737
January 20268,742
February 20268,095
March 20269,239
April 20269,131
May 20269,343
June 20269,283
July 20269,620
August 20269,101
September 20269,264

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
74.9%
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
100.0%
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
78.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
85.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
87.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202570.0%
May 202565.8%
June 202574.7%
July 202581.3%
August 202580.4%
September 202574.7%
October 202574.9%
November 202574.5%
December 202576.9%
January 202676.8%
February 202682.9%
March 202685.1%
April 202682.6%
May 202683.9%
June 202680.6%
July 202679.2%
August 202674.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 2025100.0%
May 202599.6%
June 2025100.0%
July 202599.2%
August 2025100.0%
September 2025100.0%
October 2025100.0%
November 2025100.0%
December 2025100.0%
January 2026100.0%
February 202699.6%
March 202699.6%
April 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 2026100.0%
July 2026100.0%
August 2026100.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202584.8%
May 202569.6%
June 202574.9%
July 202571.4%
August 202578.9%
September 202584.9%
October 202582.5%
November 202587.9%
December 202583.3%
January 202677.0%
February 202683.2%
March 202682.7%
April 202678.5%
May 202676.3%
June 202676.3%
July 202675.3%
August 202678.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
25.3%
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
7,219
August 2026 · NHS England
57.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
12k5,879 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202557.7%
September 202554.4%
October 202548.1%
November 202543.3%
December 202540.7%
January 202627.3%
February 202616.0%
March 202613.7%
April 202615.8%
May 202617.4%
June 202615.5%
July 202619.1%
August 202625.3%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202511,642
September 202511,754
October 202510,614
November 20259,355
December 20258,558
January 20266,971
February 20265,879
March 20266,407
April 20266,102
May 20266,098
June 20266,730
July 20267,023
August 20267,219

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 30 January 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to West Suffolk 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: West Suffolk

Where West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • West Suffolk 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