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Hospital waits and mental health · 7 measures

Cancer waits

Part of Hospital waits and mental health in Portsmouth

Each measure shows its latest figure, how it compares and its trend. The geography is named on every card.

An NHS hospital trust, not the city. It runs Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham and serves Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire (Havant, Fareham, Gosport and nearby), so these are not figures for Portsmouth residents only.

Cancer: treatment started within 62 days

73.8% August 2026

1.9 percentage points higher than England (71.9%).

Down 0.1 percentage points since April 2022 (73.9%).

  • 400 cancer: patients starting first treatment (62-day standard)
  • 295 cancer: patients starting treatment within 62 days

Official statistics

The numbers over time (2)

Cancer: patients starting first treatment (62-day standard)

Cancer: patients starting first treatment (62-day standard)

April 2022 to August 2026

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust · patients

Reviewed figures: April 2022 to August 2026.

Shown on this chart: From April 2022 to August 2026, cancer: patients starting first treatment (62-day standard) rose by 121.9% in Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and rose by 43.2% in England.

Both places compared over April 2022 to August 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; All providers in England, as published by NHS England (National Time Series)..

Actual values

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Cancer: patients starting first treatment (62-day standard) · patients
PeriodPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS England South East regionEngland
2026-08400 patients244 patients559 patients201 patients4,278 patients27,909 patients
2026-07428 patients315 patients635 patients307 patients5,065 patients31,519 patients
2026-06437 patients294 patients606 patients262 patients4,919 patients30,124 patients
2026-05422 patients264 patients532 patients234 patients4,463 patients27,071 patients
2026-04409 patients306 patients516 patients254 patients4,551 patients27,941 patients
2026-03448 patients300 patients639 patients276 patients5,043 patients30,744 patients
2026-02375 patients285 patients572 patients216 patients4,321 patients27,590 patients
2026-01368 patients290 patients597 patients222 patients4,686 patients29,291 patients
2025-12360 patients332 patients595 patients254 patients4,743 patients29,438 patients
2025-11373 patients313 patients587 patients233 patients4,570 patients28,589 patients
2025-10444 patients290 patients629 patients256 patients5,100 patients31,357 patients
2025-09397 patients301 patients585 patients276 patients4,893 patients30,483 patients
2025-08359 patients275 patients570 patients250 patients4,507 patients27,533 patients
2025-07416 patients309 patients623 patients310 patients5,145 patients31,984 patients
2025-06429 patients272 patients577 patients220 patients4,748 patients29,522 patients
2025-05396 patients282 patients560 patients261 patients4,649 patients28,091 patients
2025-04350 patients269 patients523 patients249 patients4,396 patients28,039 patients
2025-03396 patients272 patients544 patients249 patients4,415 patients27,538 patients
2025-02355 patients253 patients536 patients228 patients4,173 patients26,262 patients
2025-01398 patients276 patients566 patients255 patients4,663 patients28,965 patients
2024-12337 patients307 patients515 patients226 patients4,155 patients26,192 patients
2024-11340 patients298 patients560 patients280 patients4,449 patients27,390 patients
2024-10348 patients318 patients592 patients298 patients4,702 patients29,350 patients
2024-09304 patients259 patients537 patients279 patients4,265 patients26,685 patients
2024-08387 patients285 patients516 patients259 patients4,388 patients27,156 patients
2024-07382 patients294 patients577 patients280 patients4,846 patients29,924 patients
2024-06336 patients278 patients539 patients275 patients4,315 patients26,547 patients
2024-05319 patients291 patients542 patients302 patients4,518 patients28,060 patients
2024-04277 patients297 patients547 patients248 patients4,256 patients27,199 patients
2024-03283 patients282 patients473 patients272 patients4,147 patients25,748 patients
2024-02255 patients246 patients512 patients214 patients4,086 patients25,726 patients
2024-01302 patients285 patients542 patients274 patients4,526 patients27,244 patients
2023-12245 patients278 patients460 patients233 patients3,764 patients22,975 patients
2023-11306 patients319 patients569 patients292 patients4,422 patients26,939 patients
2023-10309 patients296 patients475 patients274 patients4,122 patients25,016 patients
2023-09293 patients273 patients440 patients282 patients3,907 patients23,142 patients
2023-08314 patients319 patients385 patients299 patients3,921 patients23,865 patients
2023-07307 patients324 patients486 patients257 patients3,847 patients23,040 patients
2023-06323 patients335 patients474 patients292 patients4,141 patients24,174 patients
2023-05308 patients311 patients434 patients270 patients3,840 patients23,487 patients
2023-04270 patients253 patients358 patients212 patients3,309 patients20,025 patients
2023-03331 patients356 patients439 patients247 patients4,000 patients24,094 patients
2023-02270 patients258 patients449 patients218 patients3,395 patients21,018 patients
2023-01254 patients283 patients428 patients245 patients3,673 patients22,848 patients
2022-12237 patients278 patients396 patients223 patients3,507 patients20,816 patients
2022-11210 patients292 patients444 patients264 patients3,883 patients24,170 patients
2022-10211 patients261 patients452 patients249 patients3,490 patients22,356 patients
2022-09187 patients271 patients460 patients240 patients3,551 patients22,123 patients
2022-08232 patients314 patients428 patients240 patients3,600 patients22,610 patients
2022-07218 patients276 patients434 patients227 patients3,350 patients21,289 patients
2022-06207 patients266 patients444 patients237 patients3,369 patients21,136 patients
2022-05222 patients284 patients454 patients222 patients3,619 patients22,696 patients
2022-04180 patients213 patients429 patients180 patients3,056 patients19,489 patients

Patients beginning first definitive treatment for cancer in the month who are counted in the combined 62-day standard: the bottom line of the 62-day percentage. Patients shared between two trusts are split between them under NHS England's allocation rules, so a trust or region count can end in a half.

Cancer: patients starting treatment within 62 days

Cancer: patients starting treatment within 62 days

April 2022 to August 2026

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust · patients

Reviewed figures: April 2022 to August 2026.

Shown on this chart: From April 2022 to August 2026, cancer: patients starting treatment within 62 days rose by 121.8% in Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and rose by 49.1% in England.

Both places compared over April 2022 to August 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; All providers in England, as published by NHS England (National Time Series)..

Actual values

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Cancer: patients starting treatment within 62 days · patients
PeriodPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS England South East regionEngland
2026-08295 patients191 patients371 patients149 patients3,126 patients20,066 patients
2026-07322 patients235 patients414 patients220 patients3,693 patients22,428 patients
2026-06313 patients218 patients391 patients204 patients3,575 patients21,054 patients
2026-05305 patients202 patients341 patients188 patients3,221 patients18,835 patients
2026-04285 patients231 patients333 patients182 patients3,259 patients19,546 patients
2026-03324 patients238 patients462 patients203 patients3,784 patients22,425 patients
2026-02247 patients215 patients361 patients154 patients3,088 patients19,001 patients
2026-01252 patients223 patients377 patients139 patients3,405 patients20,089 patients
2025-12264 patients244 patients416 patients174 patients3,563 patients21,212 patients
2025-11275 patients237 patients392 patients144 patients3,323 patients20,142 patients
2025-10320 patients215 patients388 patients156 patients3,702 patients21,653 patients
2025-09274 patients215 patients348 patients171 patients3,487 patients20,733 patients
2025-08239 patients208 patients344 patients170 patients3,222 patients19,090 patients
2025-07300 patients242 patients390 patients215 patients3,737 patients22,228 patients
2025-06305 patients194 patients346 patients149 patients3,340 patients19,875 patients
2025-05294 patients222 patients342 patients194 patients3,304 patients19,134 patients
2025-04260 patients202 patients333 patients189 patients3,220 patients19,667 patients
2025-03293 patients222 patients374 patients192 patients3,284 patients19,670 patients
2025-02266 patients183 patients325 patients176 patients2,902 patients17,636 patients
2025-01306 patients220 patients328 patients197 patients3,214 patients19,587 patients
2024-12246 patients248 patients331 patients185 patients3,068 patients18,783 patients
2024-11273 patients239 patients357 patients211 patients3,187 patients19,119 patients
2024-10280 patients249 patients330 patients216 patients3,337 patients20,100 patients
2024-09223 patients206 patients297 patients205 patients3,023 patients17,991 patients
2024-08280 patients224 patients310 patients194 patients3,157 patients18,869 patients
2024-07274 patients225 patients338 patients202 patients3,433 patients20,361 patients
2024-06247 patients212 patients313 patients207 patients3,034 patients18,013 patients
2024-05213 patients213 patients321 patients184 patients3,073 patients18,574 patients
2024-04189 patients236 patients327 patients178 patients2,976 patients18,236 patients
2024-03191 patients218 patients285 patients195 patients3,028 patients17,739 patients
2024-02174 patients206 patients285 patients137 patients2,793 patients16,518 patients
2024-01216 patients223 patients288 patients191 patients3,091 patients17,077 patients
2023-12174 patients219 patients259 patients160 patients2,679 patients15,219 patients
2023-11218 patients235 patients292 patients219 patients3,035 patients17,645 patients
2023-10222 patients206 patients252 patients195 patients2,809 patients15,812 patients
2023-09206 patients204 patients241 patients170 patients2,646 patients14,704 patients
2023-08218 patients225 patients226 patients208 patients2,773 patients15,727 patients
2023-07209 patients234 patients280 patients184 patients2,721 patients15,113 patients
2023-06215 patients220 patients239 patients210 patients2,763 patients15,252 patients
2023-05201 patients202 patients240 patients185 patients2,559 patients14,733 patients
2023-04188 patients174 patients207 patients151 patients2,298 patients13,006 patients
2023-03248 patients233 patients280 patients171 patients2,872 patients16,268 patients
2023-02197 patients171 patients245 patients137 patients2,288 patients13,131 patients
2023-01155 patients173 patients213 patients157 patients2,331 patients13,555 patients
2022-12176 patients184 patients236 patients148 patients2,449 patients13,811 patients
2022-11139 patients201 patients249 patients189 patients2,644 patients15,728 patients
2022-10123 patients171 patients259 patients189 patients2,317 patients14,319 patients
2022-09120 patients169 patients281 patients194 patients2,430 patients14,199 patients
2022-08151 patients220 patients244 patients188 patients2,526 patients14,760 patients
2022-07141 patients203 patients250 patients182 patients2,370 patients13,980 patients
2022-06126 patients181 patients249 patients184 patients2,317 patients13,539 patients
2022-05165 patients220 patients281 patients171 patients2,573 patients14,859 patients
2022-04133 patients169 patients261 patients138 patients2,203 patients13,456 patients

Patients beginning first definitive treatment for cancer within 62 days of the urgent referral, screening referral or consultant upgrade: the top line of the 62-day percentage.

Trend, comparison and definition

What this answers: Of patients starting their first cancer treatment, what share started within 62 days of an urgent referral, screening referral or consultant upgrade?

Cancer: treatment started within 62 days

April 2022 to August 2026

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust · %

Reviewed figures: April 2022 to August 2026.

Shown on this chart: From April 2022 to August 2026, cancer: treatment started within 62 days fell by 0.1 percentage points in Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and rose by 2.9 percentage points in England.

Both places compared over April 2022 to August 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; All providers in England, as published by NHS England..

Actual values

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Cancer: treatment started within 62 days · %
PeriodPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS England South East regionEngland
2026-0873.8%78.3%66.3%74.3%73.1%71.9%
2026-0775.2%74.4%65.2%71.8%72.9%71.2%
2026-0671.6%74%64.5%77.8%72.7%69.9%
2026-0572.4%76.3%64.1%80.1%72.2%69.6%
2026-0469.6%75.5%64.5%71.6%71.6%70%
2026-0372.3%79.3%72.3%73.5%75%72.9%
2026-0265.7%75.4%63%71.3%71.5%68.9%
2026-0168.3%76.9%63.1%62.8%72.7%68.6%
2025-1273.4%73.3%69.9%68.4%75.1%72.1%
2025-1173.8%75.8%66.8%61.9%72.7%70.5%
2025-1072.2%74%61.7%61.1%72.6%69.1%
2025-0969%71.5%59.5%62%71.3%68%
2025-0866.7%75.6%60.4%68.1%71.5%69.3%
2025-0772.1%78.3%62.7%69.2%72.6%69.5%
2025-0671%71.3%60%67.7%70.4%67.3%
2025-0574.3%78.9%61%74.3%71.1%68.1%
2025-0474.2%75.2%63.6%76.1%73.2%70.1%
2025-0373.9%81.4%68.7%76.9%74.4%71.4%
2025-0274.8%72.5%60.6%77.1%69.6%67.2%
2025-0176.8%79.5%57.9%77.2%68.9%67.6%
2024-1272.8%80.6%64.3%81.9%73.8%71.7%
2024-1180.3%80.2%63.7%75.3%71.6%69.8%
2024-1080.4%78.3%55.7%72.4%71%68.5%
2024-0973.4%79.3%55.2%73.5%70.9%67.4%
2024-0872.2%78.6%60%75%72%69.5%
2024-0771.7%76.5%58.5%72%70.8%68%
2024-0673.5%76.1%58%75.2%70.3%67.9%
2024-0566.7%73.1%59.2%61%68%66.2%
2024-0468.1%79.4%59.8%71.6%69.9%67%
2024-0367.3%77.3%60.2%71.5%73%68.9%
2024-0268.2%83.7%55.6%64%68.3%64.2%
2024-0171.4%78.4%53.1%69.8%68.3%62.7%
2023-1271%78.9%56.2%68.7%71.2%66.2%
2023-1171.4%73.6%51.3%74.8%68.6%65.5%
2023-1072%69.7%53.1%71.1%68.1%63.2%
2023-0970.3%74.7%54.7%60.3%67.7%63.5%
2023-0869.3%70.4%58.6%69.4%70.7%65.9%
2023-0767.9%72.1%57.7%71.6%70.7%65.6%
2023-0666.6%65.7%50.5%71.9%66.7%63.1%
2023-0565.3%64.8%55.2%68.6%66.6%62.7%
2023-0469.6%68.6%57.7%71%69.5%64.9%
2023-0374.8%65.4%63.9%69.2%71.8%67.5%
2023-0272.9%66.4%54.5%62.8%67.4%62.5%
2023-0161.1%61.1%49.8%64.2%63.5%59.3%
2022-1274.4%66.2%59.7%66.4%69.8%66.3%
2022-1166.2%68.7%56.1%71.5%68.1%65.1%
2022-1058.2%65.5%57.4%75.7%66.4%64%
2022-0964.2%62.3%61.1%81%68.4%64.2%
2022-0865%70.1%57%78.3%70.2%65.3%
2022-0764.4%73.6%57.7%80.4%70.7%65.7%
2022-0660.6%68%56%77.8%68.8%64.1%
2022-0574.1%77.4%61.9%77%71.1%65.5%
2022-0473.9%79.1%60.8%76.7%72.1%69%

Definition: Combined 62-day standard: percentage of patients beginning first definitive treatment for cancer within 62 days of an urgent suspected-cancer referral, an urgent screening referral or a consultant upgrade. The operational standard is 85%. Trust percentages are worked out here from the published counts.

  • Trust figures count patients treated or diagnosed at that trust, wherever they live. Some patients are shared between trusts; NHS England splits those patients between providers using its allocation rules.
  • Monthly numbers at one trust are a few hundred patients, so the percentage can move by several points from one month to the next by chance. Look at the run of months, not one month.
  • 2026-04 to 2026-08 are provisional and may be revised.

Series breaks: 2023-10: The combined 62-day standard replaced the earlier separate 62-day standards in October 2023. Figures from April 2022 to September 2023 are NHS England recalculations on the new definition. The older GP-referral 62-day series is shown separately and must not be joined to this one.

NHS England: Cancer Waiting Times (CWT-CRS provider data and National Time Series) ↗ · Provider data 2022-04 to 2026-08 from 6 data extracts and 11 monthly combined CSVs (URLs and SHA-256 in data/counts/pompey/raw/hospital-and-mental-health/manifest-cancer-provider.json); England from CWT-CRS-National-Time-Series-Oct-2009-Aug-2026-with-Revisions.xlsx · retrieved 2026-11-09

An NHS hospital trust, not the city. It runs Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham and serves Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire (Havant, Fareham, Gosport and nearby), so these are not figures for Portsmouth residents only.

Cancer: told the outcome within 28 days

76.8% August 2026

1.8 percentage points lower than England (78.6%).

Up 0.6 percentage points since April 2022 (76.2%).

  • 3,342 cancer: patients told whether they have cancer (28-day standard)
  • 2,566 cancer: patients told the outcome within 28 days

Official statistics

The numbers over time (2)

Cancer: patients told whether they have cancer (28-day standard)

Cancer: patients told whether they have cancer (28-day standard)

April 2022 to August 2026

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust · patients

Reviewed figures: April 2022 to August 2026.

Shown on this chart: From April 2022 to August 2026, cancer: patients told whether they have cancer (28-day standard) rose by 59.6% in Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and rose by 26.9% in England.

Both places compared over April 2022 to August 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; All providers in England, as published by NHS England (National Time Series)..

Actual values

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Cancer: patients told whether they have cancer (28-day standard) · patients
PeriodPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS England South East regionEngland
2026-083,342 patients2,294 patients5,848 patients2,268 patients44,604 patients273,664 patients
2026-073,112 patients2,567 patients6,436 patients2,613 patients49,606 patients308,370 patients
2026-062,918 patients2,636 patients6,242 patients2,676 patients49,355 patients294,350 patients
2026-052,750 patients2,210 patients5,956 patients1,998 patients43,133 patients263,556 patients
2026-043,172 patients2,320 patients6,024 patients2,284 patients43,139 patients271,346 patients
2026-033,302 patients2,612 patients5,963 patients2,706 patients47,521 patients295,233 patients
2026-022,726 patients2,234 patients5,572 patients2,124 patients42,300 patients263,501 patients
2026-012,836 patients2,492 patients5,770 patients2,399 patients44,709 patients270,294 patients
2025-122,908 patients2,393 patients5,412 patients2,229 patients43,832 patients269,744 patients
2025-112,779 patients2,513 patients6,136 patients2,259 patients44,733 patients273,974 patients
2025-103,209 patients2,754 patients6,825 patients2,454 patients50,282 patients303,028 patients
2025-092,797 patients2,740 patients6,177 patients2,319 patients46,963 patients295,202 patients
2025-082,843 patients2,625 patients5,904 patients2,051 patients45,139 patients273,040 patients
2025-073,281 patients3,051 patients6,400 patients2,339 patients50,598 patients313,225 patients
2025-063,013 patients2,745 patients5,863 patients2,333 patients47,418 patients288,148 patients
2025-052,816 patients2,449 patients5,633 patients2,178 patients44,603 patients275,718 patients
2025-042,938 patients2,516 patients5,784 patients2,210 patients44,445 patients277,640 patients
2025-032,842 patients2,469 patients5,738 patients2,188 patients45,381 patients278,064 patients
2025-022,393 patients2,527 patients5,536 patients1,970 patients40,844 patients255,988 patients
2025-012,820 patients2,421 patients6,003 patients2,105 patients43,282 patients268,816 patients
2024-122,536 patients2,362 patients5,471 patients1,892 patients40,037 patients246,449 patients
2024-112,743 patients2,439 patients6,067 patients2,183 patients43,394 patients268,572 patients
2024-103,070 patients2,585 patients6,274 patients2,290 patients46,404 patients292,501 patients
2024-092,655 patients2,353 patients5,760 patients2,095 patients42,136 patients264,312 patients
2024-082,839 patients2,570 patients5,397 patients1,993 patients40,943 patients262,448 patients
2024-073,002 patients2,914 patients6,309 patients2,157 patients46,802 patients294,616 patients
2024-062,698 patients2,476 patients5,487 patients2,018 patients42,175 patients266,876 patients
2024-052,889 patients2,575 patients5,318 patients2,142 patients43,766 patients279,276 patients
2024-042,722 patients2,372 patients5,415 patients2,007 patients42,330 patients269,798 patients
2024-032,607 patients2,396 patients5,314 patients1,837 patients41,984 patients260,043 patients
2024-022,497 patients2,290 patients5,257 patients1,908 patients41,202 patients258,534 patients
2024-012,673 patients2,348 patients5,351 patients2,174 patients42,040 patients263,365 patients
2023-122,097 patients2,058 patients4,646 patients1,838 patients36,798 patients229,715 patients
2023-112,761 patients2,610 patients5,965 patients2,150 patients46,083 patients282,361 patients
2023-102,633 patients2,537 patients5,924 patients2,121 patients43,770 patients275,198 patients
2023-092,264 patients2,581 patients5,410 patients2,041 patients42,495 patients261,708 patients
2023-082,841 patients2,658 patients5,378 patients2,125 patients43,530 patients268,504 patients
2023-072,317 patients2,710 patients4,961 patients2,313 patients41,701 patients259,463 patients
2023-062,387 patients2,616 patients5,528 patients2,164 patients41,935 patients263,547 patients
2023-052,261 patients2,588 patients4,973 patients2,121 patients39,789 patients251,314 patients
2023-041,995 patients2,174 patients4,630 patients1,810 patients35,491 patients221,594 patients
2023-032,511 patients2,390 patients5,516 patients2,194 patients42,483 patients262,950 patients
2023-022,307 patients2,103 patients5,245 patients1,874 patients37,594 patients232,393 patients
2023-012,388 patients2,289 patients5,147 patients2,067 patients38,695 patients239,458 patients
2022-122,118 patients2,161 patients4,180 patients1,894 patients34,441 patients219,492 patients
2022-112,621 patients2,662 patients5,048 patients2,451 patients42,582 patients269,256 patients
2022-102,410 patients2,279 patients5,313 patients2,221 patients38,333 patients247,248 patients
2022-092,338 patients2,319 patients5,164 patients2,269 patients39,048 patients245,351 patients
2022-082,383 patients2,428 patients5,018 patients2,141 patients39,420 patients250,561 patients
2022-072,094 patients2,352 patients4,358 patients2,075 patients36,163 patients233,522 patients
2022-062,242 patients2,226 patients4,440 patients1,981 patients35,589 patients229,494 patients
2022-052,240 patients2,178 patients4,611 patients2,196 patients37,558 patients244,402 patients
2022-042,094 patients1,795 patients4,030 patients1,831 patients32,347 patients215,677 patients

Patients counted in the Faster Diagnosis Standard in the month (told they have cancer, or that it has been ruled out, after an urgent suspected-cancer, breast symptom or screening referral): the bottom line of the 28-day percentage.

Cancer: patients told the outcome within 28 days

Cancer: patients told the outcome within 28 days

April 2022 to August 2026

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust · patients

Reviewed figures: April 2022 to August 2026.

Shown on this chart: From April 2022 to August 2026, cancer: patients told the outcome within 28 days rose by 60.9% in Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and rose by 41.7% in England.

Both places compared over April 2022 to August 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; All providers in England, as published by NHS England (National Time Series)..

Actual values

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Cancer: patients told the outcome within 28 days · patients
PeriodPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS England South East regionEngland
2026-082,566 patients1,658 patients4,252 patients1,746 patients34,773 patients214,991 patients
2026-072,079 patients1,927 patients4,763 patients2,060 patients39,030 patients244,594 patients
2026-062,236 patients2,025 patients4,733 patients2,090 patients39,226 patients232,400 patients
2026-052,103 patients1,670 patients4,645 patients1,577 patients34,470 patients208,128 patients
2026-042,297 patients1,687 patients4,429 patients1,809 patients32,865 patients205,972 patients
2026-032,381 patients2,110 patients4,613 patients2,158 patients38,191 patients234,626 patients
2026-021,978 patients1,832 patients4,511 patients1,702 patients34,775 patients212,169 patients
2026-011,667 patients1,871 patients4,294 patients1,513 patients33,163 patients196,574 patients
2025-121,993 patients1,895 patients4,215 patients1,549 patients34,434 patients208,795 patients
2025-111,877 patients1,961 patients4,804 patients1,503 patients34,905 patients209,437 patients
2025-102,214 patients2,236 patients5,156 patients1,638 patients38,915 patients230,407 patients
2025-091,997 patients2,214 patients4,455 patients1,567 patients35,235 patients217,972 patients
2025-082,127 patients2,114 patients4,280 patients1,518 patients34,761 patients203,750 patients
2025-072,468 patients2,434 patients4,759 patients1,768 patients39,744 patients239,545 patients
2025-062,330 patients2,015 patients4,571 patients1,870 patients37,137 patients221,172 patients
2025-052,156 patients1,900 patients4,211 patients1,652 patients34,221 patients206,107 patients
2025-042,272 patients2,052 patients4,418 patients1,734 patients34,621 patients212,837 patients
2025-032,218 patients2,060 patients4,582 patients1,766 patients36,292 patients219,578 patients
2025-021,916 patients2,142 patients4,506 patients1,634 patients33,319 patients205,289 patients
2025-012,042 patients1,952 patients4,269 patients1,555 patients32,288 patients197,291 patients
2024-121,967 patients1,933 patients4,012 patients1,488 patients31,134 patients192,325 patients
2024-112,128 patients2,053 patients4,299 patients1,553 patients33,412 patients207,612 patients
2024-102,419 patients2,133 patients4,278 patients1,639 patients35,704 patients225,332 patients
2024-092,080 patients1,952 patients3,774 patients1,469 patients31,779 patients197,899 patients
2024-082,201 patients2,109 patients3,525 patients1,435 patients31,099 patients198,214 patients
2024-072,325 patients2,374 patients4,252 patients1,602 patients35,720 patients224,491 patients
2024-062,139 patients2,026 patients3,658 patients1,430 patients31,696 patients203,375 patients
2024-052,378 patients2,198 patients3,574 patients1,534 patients33,153 patients212,902 patients
2024-042,186 patients2,046 patients3,726 patients1,375 patients31,334 patients197,882 patients
2024-032,108 patients2,090 patients3,759 patients1,370 patients32,638 patients201,016 patients
2024-021,999 patients2,044 patients3,842 patients1,395 patients32,467 patients201,970 patients
2024-012,058 patients1,997 patients3,390 patients1,433 patients30,185 patients186,442 patients
2023-121,709 patients1,784 patients3,152 patients1,300 patients27,810 patients170,155 patients
2023-112,142 patients2,236 patients3,826 patients1,647 patients33,645 patients202,810 patients
2023-102,038 patients2,159 patients3,480 patients1,680 patients31,989 patients195,185 patients
2023-091,716 patients2,129 patients2,780 patients1,644 patients29,825 patients182,292 patients
2023-082,225 patients2,154 patients3,043 patients1,682 patients31,759 patients192,122 patients
2023-071,784 patients2,206 patients3,355 patients1,927 patients31,566 patients192,108 patients
2023-061,846 patients2,079 patients3,923 patients1,762 patients31,734 patients193,450 patients
2023-051,739 patients1,949 patients3,456 patients1,610 patients29,050 patients179,191 patients
2023-041,474 patients1,597 patients3,329 patients1,378 patients25,722 patients157,886 patients
2023-032,007 patients1,894 patients4,037 patients1,787 patients31,864 patients194,850 patients
2023-021,881 patients1,707 patients3,893 patients1,556 patients28,595 patients174,271 patients
2023-011,814 patients1,612 patients3,046 patients1,501 patients25,703 patients160,093 patients
2022-121,611 patients1,701 patients2,769 patients1,447 patients24,746 patients154,611 patients
2022-111,986 patients2,155 patients3,292 patients1,940 patients30,908 patients187,449 patients
2022-101,833 patients1,854 patients3,277 patients1,729 patients27,386 patients168,216 patients
2022-091,765 patients1,806 patients3,257 patients1,757 patients27,977 patients164,482 patients
2022-081,829 patients1,876 patients3,346 patients1,708 patients29,001 patients174,093 patients
2022-071,651 patients1,910 patients3,017 patients1,703 patients27,355 patients165,819 patients
2022-061,798 patients1,710 patients3,027 patients1,616 patients26,407 patients161,348 patients
2022-051,769 patients1,725 patients3,220 patients1,811 patients27,914 patients172,843 patients
2022-041,595 patients1,481 patients2,905 patients1,474 patients23,900 patients151,707 patients

Patients told they have cancer, or that it has been ruled out, within 28 days of referral: the top line of the 28-day percentage.

Trend, comparison and definition

What this answers: Of patients urgently referred for suspected cancer, what share were told they have cancer, or that cancer was ruled out, within 28 days?

Cancer: told the outcome within 28 days

April 2022 to August 2026

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust · %

Reviewed figures: April 2022 to August 2026.

Shown on this chart: From April 2022 to August 2026, cancer: told the outcome within 28 days rose by 0.6 percentage points in Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and rose by 8.3 percentage points in England.

Both places compared over April 2022 to August 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; All providers in England, as published by NHS England..

Actual values

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Cancer: told the outcome within 28 days · %
PeriodPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS England South East regionEngland
2026-0876.8%72.3%72.7%77%78%78.6%
2026-0766.8%75.1%74%78.8%78.7%79.3%
2026-0676.6%76.8%75.8%78.1%79.5%79%
2026-0576.5%75.6%78%78.9%79.9%79%
2026-0472.4%72.7%73.5%79.2%76.2%75.9%
2026-0372.1%80.8%77.4%79.7%80.4%79.5%
2026-0272.6%82%81%80.1%82.2%80.5%
2026-0158.8%75.1%74.4%63.1%74.2%72.7%
2025-1268.5%79.2%77.9%69.5%78.6%77.4%
2025-1167.5%78%78.3%66.5%78%76.4%
2025-1069%81.2%75.5%66.7%77.4%76%
2025-0971.4%80.8%72.1%67.6%75%73.8%
2025-0874.8%80.5%72.5%74%77%74.6%
2025-0775.2%79.8%74.4%75.6%78.5%76.5%
2025-0677.3%73.4%78%80.2%78.3%76.8%
2025-0576.6%77.6%74.8%75.8%76.7%74.8%
2025-0477.3%81.6%76.4%78.5%77.9%76.7%
2025-0378%83.4%79.9%80.7%80%79%
2025-0280.1%84.8%81.4%82.9%81.6%80.2%
2025-0172.4%80.6%71.1%73.9%74.6%73.4%
2024-1277.6%81.8%73.3%78.6%77.8%78%
2024-1177.6%84.2%70.9%71.1%77%77.3%
2024-1078.8%82.5%68.2%71.6%76.9%77%
2024-0978.3%83%65.5%70.1%75.4%74.9%
2024-0877.5%82.1%65.3%72%76%75.5%
2024-0777.4%81.5%67.4%74.3%76.3%76.2%
2024-0679.3%81.8%66.7%70.9%75.2%76.2%
2024-0582.3%85.4%67.2%71.6%75.8%76.2%
2024-0480.3%86.3%68.8%68.5%74%73.3%
2024-0380.9%87.2%70.7%74.6%77.7%77.3%
2024-0280.1%89.3%73.1%73.1%78.8%78.1%
2024-0177%85.1%63.4%65.9%71.8%70.8%
2023-1281.5%86.7%67.8%70.7%75.6%74.1%
2023-1177.6%85.7%64.1%76.6%73%71.8%
2023-1077.4%85.1%58.7%79.2%73.1%70.9%
2023-0975.8%82.5%51.4%80.5%70.2%69.7%
2023-0878.3%81%56.6%79.2%73%71.6%
2023-0777%81.4%67.6%83.3%75.7%74%
2023-0677.3%79.5%71%81.4%75.7%73.4%
2023-0576.9%75.3%69.5%75.9%73%71.3%
2023-0473.9%73.5%71.9%76.1%72.5%71.3%
2023-0379.9%79.2%73.2%81.4%75%74.1%
2023-0281.5%81.2%74.2%83%76.1%75%
2023-0176%70.4%59.2%72.6%66.4%66.9%
2022-1276.1%78.7%66.2%76.4%71.9%70.4%
2022-1175.8%81%65.2%79.2%72.6%69.6%
2022-1076.1%81.4%61.7%77.8%71.4%68%
2022-0975.5%77.9%63.1%77.4%71.6%67%
2022-0876.8%77.3%66.7%79.8%73.6%69.5%
2022-0778.8%81.2%69.2%82.1%75.6%71%
2022-0680.2%76.8%68.2%81.6%74.2%70.3%
2022-0579%79.2%69.8%82.5%74.3%70.7%
2022-0476.2%82.5%72.1%80.5%73.9%70.3%

Definition: Faster Diagnosis Standard: percentage of patients told they have cancer, or that it has been definitively ruled out, within 28 days of an urgent suspected-cancer referral, breast symptom referral or screening referral. The standard was 75% from late 2021 and is 80% from April 2026.

  • Trust figures count patients treated or diagnosed at that trust, wherever they live. Some patients are shared between trusts; NHS England splits those patients between providers using its allocation rules.
  • Monthly numbers at one trust are a few hundred patients, so the percentage can move by several points from one month to the next by chance. Look at the run of months, not one month.
  • 2026-04 to 2026-08 are provisional and may be revised.

Series breaks: 2026-04: The operational standard rose from 75% to 80% from April 2026. The measure itself did not change.

NHS England: Cancer Waiting Times (CWT-CRS provider data and National Time Series) ↗ · Provider data 2022-04 to 2026-08 from 6 data extracts and 11 monthly combined CSVs (URLs and SHA-256 in data/counts/pompey/raw/hospital-and-mental-health/manifest-cancer-provider.json); England from CWT-CRS-National-Time-Series-Oct-2009-Aug-2026-with-Revisions.xlsx · retrieved 2026-11-09

An NHS hospital trust, not the city. It runs Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham and serves Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire (Havant, Fareham, Gosport and nearby), so these are not figures for Portsmouth residents only.

Cancer: treatment within 62 days of an urgent GP referral (old standard, to September 2023)

66.6% September 2023

7 percentage points higher than England (59.6%).

Down 16 percentage points since October 2009 (82.5%).

Official statistics

Trend, comparison and definition

What this answers: Under the standard used until September 2023, what share of patients urgently referred by a GP for suspected cancer started treatment within 62 days?

Cancer: treatment within 62 days of an urgent GP referral (old standard, to September 2023)

October 2009 to September 2023

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust · %

Reviewed figures: October 2009 to September 2023.

Shown on this chart: From October 2009 to September 2023, cancer: treatment within 62 days of an urgent GP referral (old standard, to September 2023) fell by 15.9 percentage points in Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and fell by 25.7 percentage points in England.

Both places compared over October 2009 to September 2023, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; All providers in England, as published by NHS England..

Actual values

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Cancer: treatment within 62 days of an urgent GP referral (old standard, to September 2023) · %
PeriodPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS England South East regionEngland
2023-0966.6%69.4%49%51.6%64.1%59.6%
2023-0865.3%65.9%57.5%61.9%67.9%62.9%
2023-0760.2%69%57.1%65.7%68.1%63%
2023-0654.7%61.7%50.3%65.1%64.4%59.5%
2023-0551.3%57.3%53.5%63.5%63%59%
2023-0457.9%63.9%56.4%60.9%66.1%61.4%
2023-0361.3%56.4%64%61.3%68.1%63.8%
2023-0259.4%61%53.3%55.6%64.4%58.4%
2023-0148.5%51.8%49.5%55.8%60.1%54.7%
2022-1268.7%54.6%57.4%56.8%66.5%62%
2022-1161%60%56.6%67.5%66.3%61.5%
2022-1051.9%56.3%57.9%68.9%63.5%60.3%
2022-0956%55.2%60.8%80.3%66.4%60.8%
2022-0858.1%66.3%55.2%73%67.9%62.3%
2022-0756.1%69.8%58.1%75.7%69.2%62%
2022-0655.8%63%52.9%71.7%66.1%60.3%
2022-0569.8%71.8%57.9%66.3%67.9%61.9%
2022-0472.8%75.2%56.7%65.3%68.9%65.7%
2022-0370.8%71.6%57.4%76.1%74.1%67.5%
2022-0274.7%70.9%48.4%60.2%67.4%62.4%
2022-0173.9%68.2%53.7%64.5%68.7%62.1%
2021-1283%71.9%60.3%77%74.1%67.1%
2021-1177.6%69.6%60%70.1%74.4%67.6%
2021-1082.6%74.2%61.2%74.6%74.4%68%
2021-0975.4%74.7%63.4%78.5%75.8%68.2%
2021-0885.8%71.8%63.4%80.8%77.9%70.9%
2021-0782.5%70.7%68.6%83.4%77.8%72.4%
2021-0687.6%74.1%70.1%82.6%78%73.5%
2021-0586.6%79.5%64.9%84.7%77.8%73.1%
2021-0486.2%90.7%69.6%92.6%82.7%75.5%
2021-0382.1%85.4%–87.1%79.9%73.9%
2021-0273.5%78.1%–84.5%73.1%69.9%
2021-0185.7%80.5%–88.5%77.3%71.5%
2020-1287.9%77.7%–85.8%80.5%75.3%
2020-1187%72.7%–86.5%79.7%75.5%
2020-1085.8%78.6%–84.7%80.9%74.4%
2020-0985.9%86.7%–86.3%81.8%74.3%
2020-0891.5%87.8%–90.5%84%78%
2020-0789%94.7%–91.9%85.4%78.6%
2020-0687.8%83.1%–91.2%81.1%75.4%
2020-0581%75.1%–86.3%76.1%70%
2020-0485.3%73.4%–85.7%78.8%74.4%
2020-0382.8%75.8%–76.5%81.7%78.8%
2020-0286.8%75.1%–79.1%78.2%74%
2020-0187.8%69.4%–89.2%78.3%73.6%
2019-1286%82.9%–86.1%82%78.1%
2019-1181.2%77.5%–86.2%80.2%77.5%
2019-1082.6%73.9%–78.3%80.5%77.2%
2019-0985.8%67.6%–78.9%79.6%77%
2019-0884.6%78.4%–83%80.4%78.7%
2019-0779.5%74.4%–79.8%77.9%77.8%
2019-0680.2%79.6%–74.4%78.8%76.8%
2019-0581.8%71.7%–74.5%78.1%77.6%
2019-0479.4%80.7%–78.6%79.1%79.4%
2019-0385.9%71.5%–72%79.9%79.7%
2019-0283%69.6%–77%75.2%76.2%
2019-0180.7%70.4%–75.3%75.5%76.3%
2018-1285.4%73.6%–83.8%79.4%81%
2018-1186%76%–71.4%78.7%79.4%
2018-1085.3%76.8%–83.6%78.7%78.5%
2018-0986.2%67.7%–72.1%75.7%78.3%
2018-0889%72.9%–78%76.5%79.2%
2018-0783.3%77.9%–78.7%76.5%78.3%
2018-0687%70.7%–84%77.1%79.5%
2018-0584.2%79.7%–83.3%79.5%81.1%
2018-0486.4%78.4%–80.1%80.9%82.3%
2018-0385.5%81.2%–83.3%–84.7%
2018-0285.5%76.3%–86.2%–81%
2018-0181.5%75.7%–85.6%–81.1%
2017-1282.4%87.4%–88.5%–84.2%
2017-1180.3%84.5%–81.4%–82.5%
2017-1081.7%85.9%–76.9%–82.3%
2017-0983.6%85.8%–84.9%–82%
2017-0879.4%80.7%–87.9%–82.6%
2017-0779.8%84.8%–89.2%–81.4%
2017-0682.1%87.3%–82.1%–80.5%
2017-0588.1%89%–86.3%–81%
2017-0486.9%84.4%–86.5%–82.9%
2017-0386.7%80.5%–87.6%–83%
2017-0284.8%75.7%–86%–79.8%
2017-0186.4%76.1%–86.9%–79.7%
2016-1282.8%83.3%–86.2%–83%
2016-1183.2%74.8%–86%–82.3%
2016-1085%84.2%–82.1%–81.1%
2016-0985.1%82.3%–89.1%–81.4%
2016-0884.2%84.1%–88%–82.8%
2016-0782%86.6%–83.2%–82.2%
2016-0680.4%87.2%–90.5%–82.7%
2016-0575.1%88.3%–89.7%–81.4%
2016-0475%89.6%–87%–82.8%
2016-0381.7%89.8%–91.1%–84%
2016-0283.6%83.6%–85.6%–81%
2016-0173.7%80.5%–85.2%–81%
2015-1285.2%88.6%–89.9%–85.1%
2015-1183.3%85.4%–86.4%–83.5%
2015-1083.3%85.1%–85.5%–81.8%
2015-0987.3%83.7%–80.9%–81.5%
2015-0888.5%92.1%–86.6%–82.7%
2015-0783.4%84.6%–87%–81.9%
2015-0683.3%87.5%–86.6%–81.4%
2015-0592.4%88.4%–88.6%–81.2%
2015-0478.1%83%–86.3%–83.1%
2015-0380.4%88.4%–81.8%–84.1%
2015-0281.3%77.4%–88.8%–81%
2015-0184.2%74.1%–92.4%–81.3%
2014-1288.7%83.1%–91.2%–84.9%
2014-1183.3%76.1%–90%–83.9%
2014-1081.7%80.4%–87.6%–82.4%
2014-0985.9%75.1%–90.8%–82.1%
2014-0887.1%80.5%–95.7%–84.1%
2014-0788.8%85.5%–91.1%–84.2%
2014-0689.9%77.5%–87.6%–82.7%
2014-0589.8%76.9%–93.4%–83.4%
2014-0487.7%84.8%–93.2%–86%
2014-0388.4%86.1%–93.2%–85.7%
2014-0292.2%86.1%–94.4%–83.9%
2014-0185.4%86.6%–91.8%–83.5%
2013-1287.3%88.6%–95.4%–86.9%
2013-1183%79.8%–89%–85.1%
2013-1089.4%83.6%–85%–85%
2013-0987.6%86.7%–89.6%–85.7%
2013-0885.3%83.6%–86.2%–87.5%
2013-0789.5%89.3%–96.3%–86.9%
2013-06–88%–91.8%–87.5%
2013-0585.6%90.2%–93.7%–85.9%
2013-0487.1%86.8%–87.6%–87.1%
2013-0386.8%92%–92.4%–87.9%
2013-0292.1%88.1%–95.3%–85.5%
2013-0190.1%88.4%–93.9%–85.7%
2012-1293.6%93.4%–91.8%–88.4%
2012-1188.9%91.9%–88.1%–87.9%
2012-1088.5%89.9%–90.5%–87.3%
2012-0983.3%88.3%–93.5%–86.7%
2012-0891.5%90.6%–92.9%–87.8%
2012-0785.9%90.7%–98.8%–87.1%
2012-0687.8%89.5%–95.3%–86.8%
2012-0588%87%–96%–87.3%
2012-0485%85.2%–––88.1%
2012-0390.8%95%–93.5%–88.6%
2012-0285.5%86%–––86.3%
2012-0186.6%87.6%–95.2%–86.5%
2011-1289.5%86.8%–––89%
2011-1185.3%91%–––87.9%
2011-1085.2%88%–––86.8%
2011-0990%86.1%–––87.2%
2011-0891.6%87.7%–––87.6%
2011-0789.6%87.7%–––87%
2011-0689.6%85.9%–––85.7%
2011-0584.1%87.3%–––85.9%
2011-0492.6%87.6%–––88.2%
2011-0389.6%90%–––88.9%
2011-0290%85.9%–––85.1%
2011-0186.7%83.4%–––84.2%
2010-1289.5%91.5%–––88.2%
2010-1189.3%86%–––87.1%
2010-1094.2%89.3%–––86.1%
2010-0992.5%83.1%–––86.5%
2010-0887.8%89.5%–––87%
2010-0786.9%86.9%–––87.6%
2010-0687.6%88.3%–––87.8%
2010-0588.5%87.5%–––87.3%
2010-0485.3%84.4%–––87.5%
2010-0388.5%92.1%–––88.7%
2010-0285.3%84.9%–––85.7%
2010-0181.9%90.9%–––85.2%
2009-1290.4%92.6%–––88.3%
2009-1185.3%84.8%–––86.2%
2009-1082.5%76.7%–––85.3%

Definition: Percentage of patients starting first treatment for cancer within 62 days of an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer. The operational standard was 85%. It was replaced in October 2023 by the combined 62-day standard, which also counts screening referrals and consultant upgrades.

  • Trust figures count patients treated or diagnosed at that trust, wherever they live. Some patients are shared between trusts; NHS England splits those patients between providers using its allocation rules.
  • Monthly numbers at one trust are a few hundred patients, so the percentage can move by several points from one month to the next by chance. Look at the run of months, not one month.
  • Until March 2018 monthly cancer figures were provisional and only quarterly figures were finalised, so early monthly values may not add up to the final quarterly results.

Series breaks: 2012-01: Hampshire Hospitals (RN5) took its present form this month by merger (it absorbed RN1). Its earlier months are blank, not joined to the figures for the smaller predecessor trust. 2018-04: The South East region total starts here (NHS England's South East region was created in April 2018). 2019-04: From April 2019 patients shared between hospitals were allocated to trusts under new rules (previously split equally between the first and treating trust). Trust figures change at this point; England figures do not. 2020-07: July to December 2020: new cancer waiting times guidance (version 11) was introduced, changing the scope of the statistics. 2021-04: University Hospitals Sussex (RYR) took its present form this month by merger (it absorbed RXH). Its earlier months are blank, not joined to the figures for the smaller predecessor trust. 2023-09: Series ends. Replaced by the combined 62-day standard from October 2023.

NHS England: Cancer Waiting Times: Provider and National Time Series, October 2009 to September 2023 ↗ · Final series to September 2023 (Cancer-Waiting-Times-Provider-Time-Series-Oct-2009-Sep-2023-with-Revisions.xlsx; England from Cancer-Waiting-Times-National-Time-Series-Oct-2009-Sep-2023-with-Revisions.xlsx). Provider workbook is over 3 MB and is not retained; SHA-256 recorded here. · retrieved 2026-11-09

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