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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RWP

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

NHS England counted 59,549 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 5% from 56,592 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 60.6% of the pathways waiting at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.5%). That is 31.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 66.5% of A&E attendances at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.5 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (63.0%). That is 28.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 55.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 8.7 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (64.4%). That is 29.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 35.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 9.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (26.4%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 6 April 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
59,549
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.6%
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
592
August 2026 · NHS England
60k56k August 2025August 2026
62.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
889573 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202556,592
September 202557,352
October 202558,054
November 202557,550
December 202557,454
January 202656,319
February 202655,673
March 202655,579
April 202657,215
May 202657,614
June 202658,478
July 202658,949
August 202659,549
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.5%
September 202559.4%
October 202558.9%
November 202557.5%
December 202557.9%
January 202657.3%
February 202658.7%
March 202662.6%
April 202662.3%
May 202662.5%
June 202662.9%
July 202661.7%
August 202660.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025889
September 2025849
October 2025878
November 2025768
December 2025711
January 2026744
February 2026790
March 2026758
April 2026818
May 2026787
June 2026609
July 2026573
August 2026592

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
66.5%
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
1,062
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
21,082
September 2026 · NHS England
71.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,431689 September 2025September 2026
22k17k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202563.0%
October 202562.4%
November 202562.7%
December 202559.9%
January 202662.9%
February 202667.1%
March 202671.4%
April 202669.6%
May 202671.9%
June 202668.5%
July 202669.2%
August 202665.5%
September 202666.5%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20251,160
October 20251,326
November 20251,083
December 20251,035
January 20261,431
February 20261,059
March 2026835
April 2026848
May 2026915
June 2026689
July 2026986
August 20261,072
September 20261,062
A&E attendances in the month
September 202519,718
October 202519,746
November 202519,048
December 202518,329
January 202618,874
February 202617,029
March 202620,497
April 202620,165
May 202621,349
June 202621,626
July 202622,354
August 202621,184
September 202621,082

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
82.9%
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
77.8%
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
55.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
89.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
66.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202574.6%
May 202570.1%
June 202575.5%
July 202577.0%
August 202577.1%
September 202574.0%
October 202580.1%
November 202580.4%
December 202575.8%
January 202663.7%
February 202677.1%
March 202672.2%
April 202675.4%
May 202682.3%
June 202683.1%
July 202682.5%
August 202682.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202587.4%
May 202584.7%
June 202584.5%
July 202579.8%
August 202583.3%
September 202580.8%
October 202583.3%
November 202585.8%
December 202587.3%
January 202682.9%
February 202689.0%
March 202683.1%
April 202684.1%
May 202684.9%
June 202686.4%
July 202687.0%
August 202677.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202564.4%
May 202557.3%
June 202558.5%
July 202557.4%
August 202565.1%
September 202554.5%
October 202560.2%
November 202561.2%
December 202566.5%
January 202658.4%
February 202657.4%
March 202657.3%
April 202651.8%
May 202644.0%
June 202657.0%
July 202653.0%
August 202655.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
35.8%
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
15,672
August 2026 · NHS England
35.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
16k12k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202526.4%
September 202524.9%
October 202528.1%
November 202527.4%
December 202529.6%
January 202627.5%
February 202621.7%
March 202624.4%
April 202627.6%
May 202629.5%
June 202628.6%
July 202630.6%
August 202635.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202513,181
September 202513,552
October 202514,044
November 202513,152
December 202512,496
January 202612,711
February 202614,293
March 202614,927
April 202615,528
May 202615,269
June 202615,757
July 202616,011
August 202615,672

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 6 April 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Worcestershire Acute 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: Redditch · Shropshire · Worcester · Wychavon · Wyre Forest

Where Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Worcestershire Acute 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