Waiting times

Launch coverage

1. News | Patient safety

   One in four A&E attendances lasted more than four hours in July

   England's latest emergency care figures show 2.41 million attendances and 47,438 waits of more than 12 hours after a decision to admit, but the measures describe different parts of a patient's journey.

   By Iwan Mercer16 August 2026

2. Explainer | Patient safety

   Nearly 450,000 diagnostic waits passed six weeks in June

   England's latest diagnostic return shows a backlog spread unevenly across tests, with implications for nursing assessment, preparation, safety netting and the care that continues while people wait.

   By Sana Fenwick16 August 2026