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Wye Valley NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RLQ

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

NHS England counted 23,032 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Wye Valley NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 2% from 22,658 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 65.8% of the pathways waiting at Wye Valley NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (61.0%). That is 26.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 65.3% of A&E attendances at Wye Valley NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (65.6%). That is 29.7 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 80.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Wye Valley NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.4 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (73.2%). That is 4.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 17.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Wye Valley NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 9.2 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (26.2%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Wye Valley NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 18 March 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
23,032
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.8%
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
229
August 2026 · NHS England
23k21k August 2025August 2026
67.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
754132 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202522,658
September 202522,595
October 202522,403
November 202521,913
December 202521,753
January 202621,423
February 202621,483
March 202621,368
April 202621,725
May 202622,402
June 202622,761
July 202622,931
August 202623,032
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202561.0%
September 202562.7%
October 202563.5%
November 202563.9%
December 202564.3%
January 202665.2%
February 202666.0%
March 202667.8%
April 202667.3%
May 202666.9%
June 202666.0%
July 202666.0%
August 202665.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025754
September 2025693
October 2025653
November 2025555
December 2025520
January 2026402
February 2026343
March 2026148
April 2026132
May 2026147
June 2026132
July 2026183
August 2026229

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
65.3%
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
135
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
7,560
September 2026 · NHS England
68.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
275121 September 2025September 2026
7,7006,471 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202565.6%
October 202566.7%
November 202568.5%
December 202565.2%
January 202665.0%
February 202663.2%
March 202663.7%
April 202666.2%
May 202663.1%
June 202662.6%
July 202665.3%
August 202663.9%
September 202665.3%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025274
October 2025272
November 2025178
December 2025202
January 2026275
February 2026234
March 2026234
April 2026161
May 2026174
June 2026178
July 2026126
August 2026121
September 2026135
A&E attendances in the month
September 20257,364
October 20257,515
November 20257,004
December 20257,037
January 20267,188
February 20266,471
March 20267,425
April 20267,176
May 20267,367
June 20267,700
July 20267,511
August 20267,460
September 20267,560

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
85.3%
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
86.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
89.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202578.2%
May 202575.5%
June 202581.4%
July 202577.9%
August 202581.8%
September 202583.9%
October 202584.6%
November 202584.2%
December 202583.5%
January 202679.8%
February 202686.2%
March 202683.5%
April 202682.2%
May 202684.3%
June 202686.4%
July 202686.5%
August 202685.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202589.3%
May 202585.4%
June 202582.7%
July 202585.3%
August 202584.7%
September 202581.5%
October 202593.6%
November 202590.4%
December 202597.1%
January 202690.2%
February 202698.0%
March 202696.4%
April 202694.9%
May 202695.1%
June 202696.7%
July 202696.2%
August 202697.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.2%
May 202577.1%
June 202568.4%
July 202569.5%
August 202571.0%
September 202572.1%
October 202575.5%
November 202581.8%
December 202589.3%
January 202681.7%
February 202676.8%
March 202689.0%
April 202676.5%
May 202680.5%
June 202685.4%
July 202685.1%
August 202680.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
17.0%
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
5,737
August 2026 · NHS England
26.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
6,4404,587 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202526.2%
September 202524.6%
October 202513.3%
November 202513.9%
December 202515.8%
January 202614.1%
February 202611.4%
March 202611.8%
April 202613.7%
May 202615.2%
June 202618.2%
July 202619.3%
August 202617.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20254,926
September 20254,587
October 20255,298
November 20254,993
December 20255,018
January 20265,050
February 20265,294
March 20265,146
April 20265,760
May 20266,093
June 20266,440
July 20265,763
August 20265,737

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Wye Valley NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 18 March 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Wye Valley 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: Herefordshire, County of

Where Wye Valley NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Wye Valley 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