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NHS trusts ranked by A&E four-hour performance

The share of A&E attendances admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. The standard is 95%.

133 trusts · Ranked best first. Data: Sep 2026. Source: NHS England A&E statistics.

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1Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEast Grinstead99.9%
2Shropshire Community Health NHS TrustShrewsbury99.6%
3Humber Teaching NHS Foundation TrustHull99.1%
4Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustAshford98.6%
5North East London NHS Foundation TrustIlford98.3%
6Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton98.2%
7Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS TrustLincoln97.6%
8Central London Community Healthcare NHS TrustLondon97.3%
9Sussex Community NHS Foundation TrustBrighton96.3%
10Gloucestershire Health And Care NHS Foundation TrustGloucester96.1%
11Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon92.6%
12Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustNorth Shields90.8%
13Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation TrustSheffield90.3%
14Wirral Community Health And Care NHS Foundation TrustBirkenhead89.9%
15Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool88.6%
16West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustWatford86.9%
17George Eliot Hospital NHS TrustNuneaton86.7%
18Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool85.9%
19Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustHuddersfield85.3%
20Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBradford82.1%
21The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUxbridge81.9%
22Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustRomford81.7%
23West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustBury St. Edmunds81.6%
24North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation TrustHartlepool81.0%
25Isle Of Wight NHS TrustNewport80.1%
26Dartford And Gravesham NHS TrustDartford80.1%
27Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustLondon80.0%
28Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorwich79.8%
29The Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustDudley79.7%
30The Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustWolverhampton79.3%
31Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxford79.2%
32Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustLondon78.5%
33Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustKettering78.2%
34Birmingham Women's And Children's NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham78.2%
35St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon78.1%
36Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustAmersham77.6%
37Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon77.5%
38Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustGateshead77.2%
39The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustHarlow76.6%
40Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBlackpool76.0%
41East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation TrustColchester75.7%
42East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustBlackburn75.6%
43Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustTruro75.5%
44London North West University Healthcare NHS TrustHarrow75.4%
45Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds75.4%
46Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon75.4%
47Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustCamberley75.3%
48University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS TrustCoventry75.3%
49Walsall Healthcare NHS TrustWalsall75.0%
50Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon74.9%
51South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMiddlesbrough74.8%
52The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle Upon Tyne74.8%
53Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustReading74.8%
54Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustSmethwick74.7%
55North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation TrustWarrington74.6%
56Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustMaidstone74.5%
57Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLuton74.5%
58Medway NHS Foundation TrustGillingham74.4%
59Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSutton-In-Ashfield74.4%
60South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustSunderland74.1%
61Barts Health NHS TrustLondon74.0%
62University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon73.8%
63Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustPrescot73.3%
64Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDoncaster73.3%
65Royal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustGuildford73.1%
66Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPreston72.7%
67Croydon Health Services NHS TrustThornton Heath72.4%
68East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustStevenage72.4%
69East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustCanterbury72.1%
70Harrogate And District NHS Foundation TrustHarrogate72.1%
71Whittington Health NHS TrustLondon72.1%
72Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester71.8%
73University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustPoole71.8%
74Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChesterfield71.8%
75Somerset NHS Foundation TrustTaunton71.7%
76Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation TrustTorquay71.5%
77Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBarnsley71.2%
78Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustPortsmouth71.0%
79Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustCarshalton70.8%
80University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton70.7%
81Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSheffield70.6%
82Lewisham And Greenwich NHS TrustLondon70.3%
83Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMilton Keynes70.2%
84Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustSalford70.0%
85Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustWakefield69.8%
86Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol69.7%
87Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation TrustWestcliff-On-Sea69.6%
88Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustNorthampton69.4%
89Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation TrustKingston Upon Thames69.4%
90South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustWarwick69.4%
91University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustKendal69.2%
92The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustRotherham69.2%
93Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWigan69.0%
94University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham68.8%
95Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation TrustGrimsby68.8%
96United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLincoln68.8%
97King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon68.7%
98East Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustSt. Leonards-On-Sea68.5%
99Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge68.0%
100County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation TrustDarlington67.7%
101Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChertsey67.1%
102University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation TrustDerby67.0%
103Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool66.9%
104Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustWorcester66.5%
105Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustSalisbury66.5%
106North West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustPeterborough66.4%
107James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGreat Yarmouth66.0%
108Stockport NHS Foundation TrustStockport65.9%
109University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke-On-Trent65.9%
110Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSwindon65.6%
111University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustPlymouth65.6%
112Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham65.6%
113Wye Valley NHS TrustHereford65.1%
114Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCrewe64.8%
115The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation TrustKing's Lynn64.8%
116Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustExeter63.8%
117Bolton NHS Foundation TrustBolton63.3%
118Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBasingstoke62.3%
119North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustCarlisle62.1%
120University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester62.1%
121Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCheltenham61.8%
122York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustYork61.8%
123Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChester61.8%
124University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustWorthing60.2%
125Airedale NHS Foundation TrustKeighley59.4%
126Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustDorchester59.3%
127Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustAshton-Under-Lyne57.6%
128Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustBath56.7%
129Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHull54.5%
130Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWirral53.2%
131Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustRedhill52.1%
132The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury51.0%
133East Cheshire NHS TrustMacclesfield48.4%
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Share of A&E attendances admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours (all department types). Figures are trust-wide, from NHS England A&E statistics, reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See methodology for definitions and update schedule.