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Whittington Health NHS Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RKE

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

NHS England counted 22,757 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Whittington Health NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 16% from 26,972 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 67.5% of the pathways waiting at Whittington Health NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (63.3%). That is 24.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 72.1% of A&E attendances at Whittington Health NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.4 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (70.7%). That is 22.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 84.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Whittington Health NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.6 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (80.4%). That is 1.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 17.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Whittington Health NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 2.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (15.7%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Whittington Health NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 20 March 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
22,757
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
67.5%
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
101
August 2026 · NHS England
29k22k August 2025August 2026
71.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
65876 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202526,972
September 202527,050
October 202526,699
November 202527,941
December 202528,783
January 202627,921
February 202625,095
March 202621,819
April 202622,421
May 202623,279
June 202622,837
July 202622,905
August 202622,757
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202563.3%
September 202561.9%
October 202560.4%
November 202560.1%
December 202559.1%
January 202657.9%
February 202661.5%
March 202671.4%
April 202670.7%
May 202670.3%
June 202668.3%
July 202668.3%
August 202667.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025538
September 2025568
October 2025515
November 2025520
December 2025658
January 2026434
February 2026216
March 202676
April 202695
May 202683
June 202681
July 202683
August 2026101

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
72.1%
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
278
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
9,715
September 2026 · NHS England
74.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
376170 September 2025September 2026
9,7198,193 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202570.7%
October 202569.8%
November 202572.4%
December 202569.1%
January 202668.9%
February 202673.0%
March 202674.5%
April 202674.4%
May 202672.8%
June 202669.9%
July 202670.8%
August 202671.6%
September 202672.1%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025261
October 2025296
November 2025317
December 2025258
January 2026376
February 2026269
March 2026237
April 2026213
May 2026196
June 2026276
July 2026282
August 2026170
September 2026278
A&E attendances in the month
September 20258,812
October 20259,130
November 20259,340
December 20259,136
January 20269,222
February 20268,193
March 20269,319
April 20269,009
May 20269,685
June 20269,439
July 20269,719
August 20269,000
September 20269,715

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
89.2%
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
84.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
91.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
87.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.2%
May 202581.4%
June 202582.9%
July 202571.7%
August 202582.1%
September 202584.2%
October 202582.3%
November 202580.9%
December 202585.9%
January 202686.5%
February 202691.2%
March 202689.0%
April 202684.1%
May 202688.8%
June 202686.7%
July 202689.1%
August 202689.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 2025100.0%
May 2025100.0%
June 202596.7%
July 2025100.0%
August 2025100.0%
September 202596.4%
October 202595.7%
November 2025100.0%
December 202598.1%
January 2026100.0%
February 202696.2%
March 202697.8%
April 202698.3%
May 202694.2%
June 2026100.0%
July 2026100.0%
August 2026100.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202580.4%
May 202579.3%
June 202579.5%
July 202582.0%
August 202585.6%
September 202586.3%
October 202573.0%
November 202584.1%
December 202586.0%
January 202674.8%
February 202678.2%
March 202682.9%
April 202683.8%
May 202680.3%
June 202687.2%
July 202675.0%
August 202684.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
17.8%
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
8,293
August 2026 · NHS England
29.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
9,3367,633 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202515.7%
September 202520.1%
October 202518.8%
November 202523.5%
December 202527.3%
January 202629.7%
February 202617.5%
March 202617.2%
April 202620.9%
May 202620.1%
June 202619.5%
July 202618.5%
August 202617.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20258,318
September 20257,878
October 20258,768
November 20259,336
December 20259,204
January 20269,055
February 20269,265
March 20268,232
April 20267,633
May 20268,006
June 20268,714
July 20268,254
August 20268,293

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Whittington Health NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 20 March 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Whittington Health 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: Haringey · Islington

Where Whittington Health NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Whittington Health 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