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NHS Cancer Waiting Times by ICB
In April 2026, 69.8% of cancer patients in England started treatment within 62 days of urgent referral — below the NHS 85% target. Compare all 36 Integrated Care Boards using the Gera Cancer Pathway Pressure Index. Real NHS England data.
Reference period: April 2026(NHS England Cancer Waiting Times, published June 2026) · updated monthly · Open Government Licence v3.0 · England
What percentage of cancer patients start treatment within 62 days in England?
As of April 2026, 69.8% of cancer patients in England started treatment within 62 days of urgent referral — below the NHS 85% target — covering 27,522 patients, per NHS England Cancer Waiting Times data published June 2026. Gera re-dates this monthly.
Source:NHS England Cancer Waiting Times (CWT CRS) — ICB Sub-Location extract·as of April 2026updated monthly (last: )
Gera Cancer Pathway Pressure Index100 / 100Highest pressure: NHS Surrey And Sussex ICBHow this index is calculated
The GCPPI = (1 − 62-day standard met rate) × referral volume, normalised to 0–100. It captures both how far an ICB is below the NHS target AND how many patients this affects. NHS Surrey And Sussex ICB has the most pressure (100/100); NHS Gloucestershire ICB the least (0/100).
| Integrated Care Board | 62-day standard | 28-day FDS | FDS referrals | Gera Pressure Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Surrey And Sussex ICB | 70.4% | 78.0% | 16,532 | 100 / 100 |
| NHS Essex ICB | 54.4% | 68.7% | 10,103 | 93.4 / 100 |
| NHS North East And North Cumbria ICB | 67.9% | 69.3% | 11,928 | 75.5 / 100 |
| NHS West And North London ICB | 79.7% | 79.7% | 17,424 | 68.7 / 100 |
| NHS Central East ICB | 72.8% | 76.6% | 12,927 | 68.3 / 100 |
| NHS Lancashire And South Cumbria ICB | 64.4% | 74.2% | 9,308 | 63.6 / 100 |
| NHS Greater Manchester ICB | 76.8% | 77.0% | 14,155 | 62.9 / 100 |
| NHS Cheshire And Merseyside ICB | 76.9% | 77.2% | 13,891 | 61.2 / 100 |
| NHS Norfolk And Suffolk ICB | 66.1% | 73.4% | 8,740 | 55.5 / 100 |
| NHS Thames Valley ICB | 70.0% | 79.7% | 9,840 | 55.3 / 100 |
| NHS South East London ICB | 69.7% | 78.0% | 9,054 | 50.5 / 100 |
| NHS West Yorkshire ICB | 77.0% | 79.5% | 11,612 | 48.8 / 100 |
| NHS Humber And North Yorkshire ICB | 65.8% | 72.5% | 7,683 | 47.8 / 100 |
| NHS Hampshire And Isle Of Wight ICB | 72.7% | 76.0% | 9,463 | 46.8 / 100 |
| NHS Devon ICB | 66.3% | 74.8% | 7,008 | 41.7 / 100 |
| NHS Kent And Medway ICB | 74.7% | 70.2% | 8,388 | 36.1 / 100 |
| NHS Staffordshire And Stoke-On-Trent ICB | 65.0% | 79.3% | 6,001 | 35.6 / 100 |
| NHS South Yorkshire ICB | 65.0% | 75.6% | 5,629 | 32.6 / 100 |
| NHS Leicester, Leicestershire And Rutland ICB | 61.8% | 65.5% | 4,962 | 30.9 / 100 |
| NHS North East London ICB | 75.7% | 77.1% | 7,190 | 27.5 / 100 |
| NHS Birmingham And Solihull ICB | 65.1% | 82.1% | 4,862 | 26.3 / 100 |
| NHS Derby And Derbyshire ICB | 66.6% | 73.1% | 4,733 | 23.7 / 100 |
| NHS Nottingham And Nottinghamshire ICB | 67.3% | 73.2% | 4,809 | 23.5 / 100 |
| NHS South West London ICB | 77.3% | 80.0% | 6,740 | 22.5 / 100 |
| NHS Bath And North East Somerset, Swindon And Wiltshire ICB | 64.6% | 76.9% | 4,264 | 22 / 100 |
| NHS Lincolnshire ICB | 60.7% | 64.2% | 3,728 | 21 / 100 |
| NHS Dorset ICB | 67.9% | 70.8% | 4,538 | 20.8 / 100 |
| NHS Herefordshire And Worcestershire ICB | 58.0% | 76.9% | 3,439 | 20.5 / 100 |
| NHS Coventry And Warwickshire ICB | 69.5% | 82.2% | 4,605 | 19.6 / 100 |
| NHS Bristol, North Somerset And South Gloucestershire ICB | 70.3% | 81.4% | 4,585 | 18.6 / 100 |
| NHS Black Country ICB | 72.2% | 79.6% | 4,636 | 16.9 / 100 |
| NHS Northamptonshire ICB | 64.4% | 69.2% | 3,472 | 15.7 / 100 |
| NHS Cornwall And The Isles Of Scilly ICB | 74.6% | 76.9% | 3,842 | 9.7 / 100 |
| NHS Shropshire, Telford And Wrekin ICB | 69.8% | 81.2% | 3,062 | 8.6 / 100 |
| NHS Somerset ICB | 70.9% | 78.6% | 2,950 | 7 / 100 |
| NHS Gloucestershire ICB | 77.6% | 73.9% | 2,471 | 0 / 100 |
Check your area's cancer pathway pressure
Pick your ICB to see the real 62-day standard, FDS rate, pathway breakdown, and Gera Cancer Pathway Pressure Index
Select your ICB to see its real NHS 62-day cancer standard performance, 28-day FDS rate, pathway breakdown, and Gera Cancer Pathway Pressure Index.
NHS cancer waiting times by ICB
Sorted by Gera Cancer Pathway Pressure Index (highest first).
- NHS Surrey And Sussex ICB (GCPPI 100, 70.4% 62-day)
- NHS Essex ICB (GCPPI 93.4, 54.4% 62-day)
- NHS North East And North Cumbria ICB (GCPPI 75.5, 67.9% 62-day)
- NHS West And North London ICB (GCPPI 68.7, 79.7% 62-day)
- NHS Central East ICB (GCPPI 68.3, 72.8% 62-day)
- NHS Lancashire And South Cumbria ICB (GCPPI 63.6, 64.4% 62-day)
- NHS Greater Manchester ICB (GCPPI 62.9, 76.8% 62-day)
- NHS Cheshire And Merseyside ICB (GCPPI 61.2, 76.9% 62-day)
- NHS Norfolk And Suffolk ICB (GCPPI 55.5, 66.1% 62-day)
- NHS Thames Valley ICB (GCPPI 55.3, 70.0% 62-day)
- NHS South East London ICB (GCPPI 50.5, 69.7% 62-day)
- NHS West Yorkshire ICB (GCPPI 48.8, 77.0% 62-day)
- NHS Humber And North Yorkshire ICB (GCPPI 47.8, 65.8% 62-day)
- NHS Hampshire And Isle Of Wight ICB (GCPPI 46.8, 72.7% 62-day)
- NHS Devon ICB (GCPPI 41.7, 66.3% 62-day)
- NHS Kent And Medway ICB (GCPPI 36.1, 74.7% 62-day)
- NHS Staffordshire And Stoke-On-Trent ICB (GCPPI 35.6, 65.0% 62-day)
- NHS South Yorkshire ICB (GCPPI 32.6, 65.0% 62-day)
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire And Rutland ICB (GCPPI 30.9, 61.8% 62-day)
- NHS North East London ICB (GCPPI 27.5, 75.7% 62-day)
- NHS Birmingham And Solihull ICB (GCPPI 26.3, 65.1% 62-day)
- NHS Derby And Derbyshire ICB (GCPPI 23.7, 66.6% 62-day)
- NHS Nottingham And Nottinghamshire ICB (GCPPI 23.5, 67.3% 62-day)
- NHS South West London ICB (GCPPI 22.5, 77.3% 62-day)
- NHS Bath And North East Somerset, Swindon And Wiltshire ICB (GCPPI 22, 64.6% 62-day)
- NHS Lincolnshire ICB (GCPPI 21, 60.7% 62-day)
- NHS Dorset ICB (GCPPI 20.8, 67.9% 62-day)
- NHS Herefordshire And Worcestershire ICB (GCPPI 20.5, 58.0% 62-day)
- NHS Coventry And Warwickshire ICB (GCPPI 19.6, 69.5% 62-day)
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset And South Gloucestershire ICB (GCPPI 18.6, 70.3% 62-day)
- NHS Black Country ICB (GCPPI 16.9, 72.2% 62-day)
- NHS Northamptonshire ICB (GCPPI 15.7, 64.4% 62-day)
- NHS Cornwall And The Isles Of Scilly ICB (GCPPI 9.7, 74.6% 62-day)
- NHS Shropshire, Telford And Wrekin ICB (GCPPI 8.6, 69.8% 62-day)
- NHS Somerset ICB (GCPPI 7, 70.9% 62-day)
- NHS Gloucestershire ICB (GCPPI 0, 77.6% 62-day)
NHS cancer waiting times: FAQs
- What is the NHS 62-day cancer treatment standard?
- The NHS 62-day cancer standard requires that 85% of patients who are urgently referred for suspected cancer should start their first definitive treatment within 62 days of referral. In April 2026, the England average was 69.8% — below the 85% target.
- Which ICB has the most NHS cancer pathway pressure?
- In April 2026, NHS Surrey And Sussex ICB had the highest Gera Cancer Pathway Pressure Index (100/100), with 70.4% of patients meeting the 62-day standard and 16,532 faster-diagnosis referrals, per NHS England Cancer Waiting Times data.
- What is the Gera Cancer Pathway Pressure Index?
- The Gera Cancer Pathway Pressure Index (GCPPI) is computed as (1 − 62-day standard met rate) × referral volume, normalised to 0–100 across all 36 ICBs. Higher scores mean more patients are missing the 62-day target at higher volumes — indicating more system pressure on that area's cancer pathway. Every input is a real NHS England CWT figure.
- What is the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS)?
- The 28-day FDS requires that 75% of patients referred under the 2-week-wait pathway receive a definitive cancer diagnosis or ruling-out within 28 days. In April 2026, England met this at 75.9%, per NHS England Cancer Waiting Times data.
- How often is this data updated?
- NHS England publishes Cancer Waiting Times data monthly. This page reflects the April 2026 data extract. GeraClinic updates the Gera Cancer Pathway Pressure Index each month when NHS England releases new data, typically 6–8 weeks after the reference month.
- Can I be seen privately while on the NHS cancer list?
- Yes. Seeing a private oncologist or specialist does not affect your NHS referral. GeraClinic can connect you to a UK-registered cancer specialist — you keep your place on the NHS list and can access a private consultation simultaneously.
England misses the 85% cancer target — don't wait
Only 69.8% of NHS cancer patients met the 62-day standard in April 2026. GeraClinic can connect you to a UK-registered cancer specialist quickly — you keep your NHS referral while getting faster private access.
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