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Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Shrewsbury, SY2 6FG · Compare with another trust

At a glance

Whether this trust meets each official NHS operational standard — not a combined score or ranking.

Waiting times
Below NHS standard
82.9% within 18 weeks · standard 92% · About this data
A&E
Meets NHS standard
98.3% within 4 hours · standard 95% · About this data
Cancer
Meets NHS standard
100.0% treated within 62 days · standard 85% · About this data
Diagnostics
Below NHS standard
5.1% waiting 6+ weeks · standard 1.0% or fewer · About this data
Mortality (SHMI)
No data
No data · About this data

In plain English

AI-generated

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust reported 4,125 A&E attendances in July 2026, with 98.3% of patients treated within four hours. In June 2026, the trust had 7,971 patients on its waiting list, and 82.9% were seen within 18 weeks of referral. Additionally, 70.6% of staff felt happy for a friend or relative to be treated there in the 2025 survey.

Automatically generated from the official figures on this page and checked to restate only those figures. Last generated 16 August 2026. This is a plain-English summary, not medical advice. About these summaries

Hospitals run by this trust

Trust performance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
82.9%
National median: 66.3%
19.1 pts vs yr agoBetter than 88% of trustsData: Jun 2026
Typical (median) wait
9.8 wks
National median: 11.7 wks
3.9 wks vs yr agoBetter than 78% of trustsData: Jun 2026
Patients on the waiting list
7,971
National median: 39,587
936 vs yr agoData: Jun 2026
Waiting over a year
1
National median: 358.5
162 vs yr agoBetter than 87% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
98.3%
National median: 74.2%
1.0 pts vs yr agoBetter than 97% of trustsData: Jul 2026
A&E attendances
4,125
National median: 14,642
363 vs yr agoData: Jul 2026
12-hour trolley waits
0
National median: 194
Better than 81% of trustsData: Jul 2026

A&E performance

Latest month: July 2026· all A&E department types combined — the official headline basis.

A&E attendances
4,125
All department types · latest month
Seen within 4 hours
98.3%
All department types · NHS standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
0
From decision-to-admit ('trolley waits')
Emergency admissions
0
All department types · latest month

This trust does not run a separate major (Type 1) A&E department — the figures above are for its minor-injury unit(s) or urgent treatment centre(s) — Type 3 in NHS England’s classification.

Department typeAttendancesWithin 4 hours
All types (official headline)4,12598.3%
Type 3 — minor injury / UTC4,12598.3%

Source: NHS England A&E Attendances & Emergency Admissions. About this data

Cancer waiting times

Latest month: April 2026.

Treatment within 62 days
100.0%
1 of 1 treated in time
Target 85% · meets target
Treatment within 31 days
100.0%
1 of 1 treated in time
Target 96% · meets target

Source: NHS England Cancer Waiting Times. The 62-day standard is urgent referral to first treatment; the 28-day faster-diagnosis standard is referral to diagnosis or ruling-out. About this data

Staff experience (NHS Staff Survey)

2025 · the views of staff who work at this trust — a measure of workforce culture, morale and confidence, not a direct measure of clinical outcomes. There is no official NHS target for these figures, so they are shown as context, never a pass or fail.

Staff happy for a friend or relative to be treated here
70.6%
Agreed · 2025 NHS Staff Survey▼ 4.1 pts vs 2024Median English trust: 63.9%
Staff engagement
6.91
out of 10 · 2025
Would recommend as a place to work
59.8%
Agreed · 2025

The NHS Staff Survey records the views of staff who chose to respond — a measure of workforce culture, morale and staff confidence, not a direct measure of clinical outcomes or safety. Response rates vary between trusts. England only; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland run separate staff surveys on a different basis, so these figures are never compared across nations.

Source: NHS Staff Survey (NHS England), Open Government Licence. About this data

Cancelled operations

Quarter ending 30 June 2026· last-minute cancellations for NON-CLINICAL reasons (no bed, no staff, an emergency taking priority) — not cancellations chosen by the patient or on clinical grounds. It's a raw count, so larger trusts naturally cancel more in absolute terms — read this alongside the other measures above, not on its own.

Last-minute cancellations
0
elective ops cancelled on the day, non-clinical reasons
Not rebooked within 28 days
0
the NHS standard is a new date within 28 days

Source: NHS England (QMCO). About this data

Diagnostic test waits

Latest month: June 2026. The operational standard is that under 1% should wait more than 6 weeks.

Waiting 6+ weeks for a test
5.1%
of 372 patients on the diagnostic waiting list
TestWaiting list6+ weeks6+ weeks (count)13+ weeks
Ultrasound1336.8%90
Audiology2394.2%100
Waiting 6+ weeks for a diagnostic test
All tests combined
0%2.5%5%7.5%Apr 25Jan 265.1%4.4%April 20258.6%May 20250.5%June 20251.2%July 20252.0%August 20250.0%September 20250.0%October 20254.1%November 20252.8%December 20252.0%January 20260.3%February 20260.3%March 20260.0%April 20262.0%May 20265.1%June 2026

Source: NHS England Diagnostic Waiting Times & Activity (DM01). About this data

Waiting times by specialty

Data: June 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics (incomplete pathways)

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait9 in 10 wait under52+ wks65+ wks78+ wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic7,01185.3%9.5 wks20.2 wks111
Oral Surgery32552.9%17.5 wks34.3 wks000
Ear Nose and Throat31269.9%13.1 wks26.5 wks000
Gynaecology10080.0%10.6 wks25.0 wks000
Cardiology7777.9%10.1 wks27.3 wks000
Respiratory Medicine5062.0%15.0 wks30.5 wks000
Other - Paediatrics4170.7%13.3 wks27.9 wks000
General Surgery3781.1%7.5 wks23.0 wks000
Rheumatology1872.2%12.0 wks24.8 wks000

Figures come from NHS England's official monthly statistics and the CQC directory, reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See methodology for definitions.