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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code RCB

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

NHS England counted 57,604 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 1% from 56,810 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 58.6% of the pathways waiting at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (56.9%). That is 33.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 61.8% of A&E attendances at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 5.9 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (67.7%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 33.2 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 71.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.6 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (68.2%). That is 13.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 21.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 16.8 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (38.3%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 30 June 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
57,604
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
58.6%
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
1,257
August 2026 · NHS England
59k55k August 2025August 2026
59.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,034986 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202556,810
September 202557,445
October 202558,724
November 202557,766
December 202557,969
January 202656,768
February 202656,639
March 202654,964
April 202655,096
May 202655,884
June 202656,467
July 202656,751
August 202657,604
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202556.9%
September 202556.9%
October 202556.4%
November 202555.7%
December 202554.9%
January 202654.1%
February 202654.7%
March 202656.6%
April 202656.6%
May 202658.2%
June 202659.0%
July 202658.5%
August 202658.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,988
September 20252,034
October 20251,809
November 20251,550
December 20251,321
January 20261,311
February 20261,253
March 2026986
April 2026996
May 20261,052
June 20261,087
July 20261,163
August 20261,257

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
61.8%
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
315
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
18,329
September 2026 · NHS England
75.0%0.0% September 2025September 2026
93077 September 2025September 2026
20k17k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202567.7%
October 202568.7%
November 202569.6%
December 202565.7%
January 202662.5%
February 202664.5%
March 202671.0%
April 202675.0%
May 202666.8%
June 202665.2%
July 202662.5%
August 202662.9%
September 202661.8%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025535
October 2025628
November 2025306
December 2025759
January 2026930
February 2026406
March 2026237
April 202677
May 2026293
June 2026288
July 2026177
August 2026116
September 2026315
A&E attendances in the month
September 202519,051
October 202519,632
November 202518,813
December 202517,910
January 202617,527
February 202616,508
March 202619,818
April 202618,705
May 202619,384
June 202619,124
July 202619,896
August 202618,761
September 202618,329

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
74.0%
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
97.3%
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
71.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
77.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
74.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202567.5%
May 202568.0%
June 202569.8%
July 202568.3%
August 202564.6%
September 202560.6%
October 202563.2%
November 202560.1%
December 202560.5%
January 202658.8%
February 202676.2%
March 202677.1%
April 202671.6%
May 202675.2%
June 202673.8%
July 202673.0%
August 202674.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202597.9%
May 202597.1%
June 202596.6%
July 202598.5%
August 202597.9%
September 202596.5%
October 202597.1%
November 202595.4%
December 202597.3%
January 202696.3%
February 202697.3%
March 202699.3%
April 202694.3%
May 202695.2%
June 202694.6%
July 202697.8%
August 202697.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202568.2%
May 202566.7%
June 202562.6%
July 202566.6%
August 202565.2%
September 202567.2%
October 202563.3%
November 202566.5%
December 202562.6%
January 202666.0%
February 202670.9%
March 202672.4%
April 202672.3%
May 202667.8%
June 202672.8%
July 202674.5%
August 202671.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
21.5%
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
11,580
August 2026 · NHS England
38.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
14k11k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202538.3%
September 202534.5%
October 202528.8%
November 202525.4%
December 202529.3%
January 202629.2%
February 202622.5%
March 202623.1%
April 202627.0%
May 202624.0%
June 202620.6%
July 202622.3%
August 202621.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202513,229
September 202512,908
October 202514,098
November 202513,552
December 202513,101
January 202613,044
February 202613,149
March 202613,266
April 202612,701
May 202611,981
June 202611,732
July 202611,234
August 202611,580

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 30 June 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals 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: East Riding of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire · York

Where York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals 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