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The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

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At a glance

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

Waiting times
Below NHS standard
65.0% within 18 weeks · standard 92% · About this data
A&E
Below NHS standard
77.5% within 4 hours · standard 95% · About this data
Cancer
Below NHS standard
76.2% treated within 62 days · standard 85% · About this data
Diagnostics
Below NHS standard
15.2% waiting 6+ weeks · standard 1.0% or fewer · About this data
Mortality (SHMI)
As expected
Screening indicator, not a death rate — a prompt to investigate, not proof of poor care · About this data

In plain English

AI-generated

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust reported 14,589 A&E attendances in July 2026, with 77.5% of patients treated within four hours. In June 2026, the median waiting time for treatment was 11.9 weeks, and 65% of patients were seen within 18 weeks of referral.

Automatically generated from the official figures on this page and checked to restate only those figures. Last generated 17 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
65.0%
National median: 66.3%
▲ 1.8 pts vs yr agoBetter than 38% of trustsData: Jun 2026
Typical (median) wait
11.9 wks
National median: 11.7 wks
▼ 0.6 wks vs yr agoBetter than 44% of trustsData: Jun 2026
Patients on the waiting list
47,246
National median: 39,587
▲ 583 vs yr agoData: Jun 2026
Waiting over a year
24
National median: 358.5
▼ 430 vs yr agoBetter than 79% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
77.5%
National median: 74.2%
▲ 0.1 pts vs yr agoBetter than 66% of trustsData: Jul 2026
A&E attendances
14,589
National median: 14,642
▲ 252 vs yr agoData: Jul 2026
12-hour trolley waits
90
National median: 194
▼ 6 vs yr agoBetter than 64% of trustsData: Jul 2026

A&E performance

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

A&E attendances
14,589
All department types · latest month
Seen within 4 hours
77.5%
All department types · NHS standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
90
From decision-to-admit ('trolley waits')
Emergency admissions
6,173
All department types · latest month
Major A&E only (Type 1)
Attendances
10,913
Seen within 4 hours
70.1%

The all-types headline above includes minor-injury units and urgent treatment centres (Type 3), which typically report much higher 4-hour performance and lift the combined figure. This narrower figure covers only the main, consultant-led A&E department— Type 1 in NHS England's classification.

Department typeAttendancesWithin 4 hours
All types (official headline)14,58977.5%
Type 1 — major A&E10,91370.1%
Type 3 — minor injury / UTC3,67699.6%

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

Cancer waiting times

Latest month: June 2026.

Faster diagnosis (28 days)
83.4%
1,443 of 1,731 treated in time
Target 75% · meets target
Treatment within 62 days
76.2%
140 of 183 treated in time
Target 85% · below target
Treatment within 31 days
96.4%
271 of 281 treated in time
Target 96% · meets target
Treated within 62 days
Urgent referral to first treatment
75%80%85%Apr 25Jan 26NHS standard 85%76.2%76.5%April 202574.8%May 202576.9%June 202582.9%July 202584.6%August 202575.1%September 202577.1%October 202575.0%November 202577.6%December 202573.7%January 202672.0%February 202678.6%March 202675.4%April 202676.0%May 202676.2%June 2026
Faster diagnosis (28 days)
Referral to diagnosis or ruling-out
75%80%85%Apr 25Jan 26NHS standard 75%83.4%84.6%April 202577.6%May 202577.4%June 202581.1%July 202585.9%August 202586.1%September 202587.3%October 202584.7%November 202584.4%December 202581.6%January 202684.6%February 202684.8%March 202685.9%April 202686.8%May 202683.4%June 2026
Treated within 31 days
Decision to treat to first treatment
85%90%95%Apr 25Jan 26NHS standard 96%96.4%96.8%April 202594.1%May 202596.9%June 202595.6%July 202596.3%August 202595.2%September 202595.6%October 202590.6%November 202592.8%December 202585.2%January 202691.9%February 202694.0%March 202694.0%April 202693.2%May 202696.4%June 2026

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

Patient experience (Friends & Family Test)

Latest month: June 2026· a voluntary, monthly feedback survey — the figure is the share of respondents who rated their experience 'good' or 'very good'. Response rates are often low and respondents are self-selected, not a representative sample, so read this alongside the clinical measures above, not on its own.

Inpatient care
% would recommend
87.0%
Rated care 'good' or 'very good'
% would not recommend
3.2%
Rated care 'poor' or 'very poor'
Responses
1,480
Number of patients who gave feedback
Response rate
29.5%
Responses as a share of those eligible
Urgent & emergency care (A&E)
% would recommend
64.2%
Rated care 'good' or 'very good'
% would not recommend
18.4%
Rated care 'poor' or 'very poor'
Responses
1,314
Number of patients who gave feedback
Response rate
28.3%
Responses as a share of those eligible

Source: NHS England Friends & Family Test. 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
54.6%
Agreed · 2025 NHS Staff Survey▼ 2.2 pts vs 2024Median English trust: 63.9%
Staff engagement
6.46
out of 10 · 2025
Would recommend as a place to work
50.6%
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
366
elective ops cancelled on the day, non-clinical reasons
Not rebooked within 28 days
27
the NHS standard is a new date within 28 days
% not rebooked in time
7.4%
share of cancelled ops without a new date inside 28 days

Source: NHS England (QMCO). About this data

Bed occupancy, ambulance handovers & delayed discharges (UEC Daily SitRep)

Snapshot at 8am, 29 March 2026. This is unvalidated management information— NHS England's own label — and can be revised for up to 14 days after first publication. It is collected only during the winter Daily SitRep window, so this is the latest date the collection has published, not necessarily today. It measures operational pressure (how full the hospital is), NOT care quality — high occupancy is normal for NHS hospitals, especially in winter, and is not a safety or performance score. The ambulance-handover figures below cover winter 2025-26 as a period total(not a snapshot): the time from an ambulance arriving to the patient being handed over to A&E staff. The delayed-discharge figures cover the most recent 7 daysof the collection (not a snapshot, and not the whole winter): a patient who "no longer meets the criteria to reside" is medically ready to leave hospital, but how quickly they actually do mostly reflects social-care and community capacity to receive them — NOT the hospital's own clinical quality. A higher handover or delayed-discharge figure means more operational pressure — like the rest of this section, none of it is a measure of care quality, and it carries no colour grading, badge or ranking.

Adult general & acute bed occupancy
97.1%
611 occupied of 629 open
Adult critical care occupancy
82.8%
24 occupied of 29 open
Ambulance handovers over 30 minutes
46.0%
of 13,674 handovers, winter 2025-26
Ambulance handovers over 60 minutes
25.8%
of 13,674 handovers, winter 2025-26
Medically fit but not discharged
31
patients/day who no longer met the criteria to reside but stayed in hospital, week to 29 March 2026
Discharged when fit
69%
of 708 who no longer met the criteria to reside, week to 29 March 2026

Source: NHS England UEC Daily SitRep, Ambulance Handover and Acute Discharge SitRep collections. About this data

Never Events (patient safety)

Financial year 2025/26 · Never Events are rare, serious, wholly-preventable incidents. This is a RAW count for 2025/26— it is NOT adjusted for how much surgery the trust does, and NHS England publishes it to prompt learning, NOT to compare trusts. A higher number is a prompt to look at the trust's own review, not proof it is less safe than a trust with fewer.

Never Events reported
2
Occurring in FY 2025/26 · not a comparative safety score

Source: NHS England. About this data

Maternity — patient experience

CQC National Maternity Survey, 2025 · scores are relative comparisons against other trusts, not a measure of absolute quality — based on 98 voluntary respondents (a question is only shown here where at least 30 people at this trust answered it). A lower score is a prompt to look closer, not proof of poor care.

Response rate
33.1%
Share of those sampled who responded
Respondents
98
Of 300 sampled
Confidence & trust in staff (antenatal care)
8.0/10
About the same as most trusts
Kindness & compassion (labour & birth)
9.0/10
About the same as most trusts
Involved in decisions about care (labour & birth)
8.2/10
About the same as most trusts
Got help from staff when needed (in hospital, after the birth)
7.1/10
About the same as most trusts
Confidence & trust in your midwife (postnatal care at home)
8.2/10
About the same as most trusts
Midwife listened to you (postnatal care at home)
8.3/10
About the same as most trusts

Source: Care Quality Commission — National Maternity Survey. About this data

Stroke care (SSNAP audit)

Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme, latest quarter to 2026· the SSNAP level (A best .. E) is the audit's own published grade for the quality of this team's acute stroke-care PROCESSES, adjusted for case-mix, case ascertainment and audit compliance — it is not a guarantee of any individual patient's outcome. England only; SSNAP also covers Wales and Northern Ireland.

Russells Hall Hospital
E37.5/100
North Midlands
Domain grades (patient-centred)
Hyperacute assessmentD
Specialist pathwayE
ReperfusionE
MDT assessmentB
Therapy intensityC
Therapy frequencyE
Standards by dischargeC
Case ascertainment AAudit compliance A

Source: Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (Royal College of Physicians). About this data

Hip fracture care (NHFD audit)

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust · National Hip Fracture Database, 2023audit year · "Met best-practice criteria" is the audit's own composite measure of hip-fracture care PROCESSES at each hospital this trust runs.

Russells Hall HospitalBest-practice 52.9%546 cases

Source: National Hip Fracture Database (Royal College of Physicians). About this data

Patient experience — inpatient care

CQC Adult Inpatient Survey, 2024 · scores are 0-10, and "better"/"worse" means the trust's score falls outside the range expected for a trust of its size (the CQC 95% expected range, centred on the national average) — a statistical-significance test, not a raw ranking. Based on 475 voluntary respondents (a question is only shown here where at least 30 people at this trust answered it). England only; response rates vary between trusts.

Response rate
40.5%
Share of those sampled who responded
Respondents
475
Of 1,250 sampled
Quality of information while waiting to be admitted
7.7/10
National average: 7.6/10
About the same as the national average
Cleanliness of your room or ward
9.0/10
National average: 8.9/10
About the same as the national average
Confidence and trust in the doctors
8.8/10
National average: 9.0/10
About the same as the national average
Confidence and trust in the nurses
9.0/10
National average: 8.9/10
About the same as the national average
Enough nurses on duty
7.4/10
National average: 7.6/10
About the same as the national average
Involved in decisions about your care and treatment
6.8/10
National average: 7.2/10
About the same as the national average
Given enough privacy when examined or treated
9.5/10
National average: 9.4/10
About the same as the national average
Given enough notice about when you would leave hospital
6.7/10
National average: 6.9/10
About the same as the national average
Knew what would happen next with your care, before leaving hospital
6.7/10
National average: 6.7/10
About the same as the national average

Source: Care Quality Commission — CQC Adult Inpatient Survey. About this data

Patient experience — A&E (urgent & emergency care)

CQC Urgent & Emergency Care Survey (A&E), 2024 · scores are 0-10, and "better"/"worse" means the trust's score falls outside the range expected for a trust of its size (the CQC 95% expected range, centred on the national average) — a statistical-significance test, not a raw ranking. Based on 337 voluntary respondents who attended a major (type 1) A&E department (a question is only shown here where at least 30 people at this trust answered it). England only; response rates vary between trusts.

Response rate
27.9%
Share of those sampled who responded
Respondents
337
Of 1,250 sampled
Overall experience of A&E
7.0/10
National average: 7.3/10
About the same as the national average
Told how long you'd wait to be examined
1.9/10
National average: 2.6/10
About the same as the national average
Kept updated on your waiting time
3.3/10
National average: 3.4/10
About the same as the national average
Doctors and nurses listened to you
7.9/10
National average: 8.3/10
About the same as the national average
Confidence and trust in the doctors and nurses
7.9/10
National average: 8.1/10
About the same as the national average
Involved in decisions about your care
7.2/10
National average: 7.4/10
About the same as the national average
Test results explained before you left
6.9/10
National average: 7.5/10
About the same as the national average
Felt safe around other patients
7.7/10
National average: 7.8/10
About the same as the national average
Told how to care for your condition at home after leaving
6.7/10
National average: 6.8/10
About the same as the national average
Treated with respect and dignity
8.0/10
National average: 8.3/10
About the same as the national average

Source: Care Quality Commission — CQC Urgent & Emergency Care Survey (A&E). About this data

Patient experience — cancer care

National Cancer Patient Experience Survey, 2025 · scores are the % of patients giving the most positive answer (and an overall 0–10 rating), and "better"/"worse" means the trust's score falls outside the range expected for a trust of its size (the survey's 95% expected range, centred on the national average) — a statistical-significance test, not a raw ranking. Based on 351 patients treated for cancer by this trust (a question is only shown here where at least 10 people at this trust answered it). England only; response rates vary between trusts.

Response rate
—
Share of those sampled who responded
Respondents
351
Who took part
Overall rating of care
8.8/10
National average: 8.9/10
About the same as the national average
Cancer diagnosis explained understandably
81%
National average: 78%
About the same as the national average
Easy to contact your main contact person
85%
National average: 84%
About the same as the national average
Involved as much as wanted in treatment decisions
81%
National average: 80%
About the same as the national average
Confidence and trust in the team during hospital care
77%
National average: 78%
About the same as the national average
Always treated with respect and dignity in hospital
91%
National average: 88%
About the same as the national average
Possible side effects explained understandably
77%
National average: 74%
About the same as the national average
Given enough information about signs of cancer returning or spreading
67%
National average: 65%
About the same as the national average
The whole care team worked well together
88%
National average: 89%
About the same as the national average
Got the support needed from your GP practice since diagnosis
39%
National average: 45%
About the same as the national average

Source: NHS England (survey run by Picker on its behalf) — National Cancer Patient Experience Survey. About this data

Hip & knee replacement — patient outcomes (PROMs)

Financial year 2024-25(finalised) · patients having a primary hip or knee replacement voluntarily score their health before and after surgery. The average gain shown is adjusted for differences between patients (case-mix) — it is not a raw before/after difference and not a ranking, so read it alongside the patient numbers.

Hip replacement
Average health gain (adjusted)
20.7
Oxford Score, case-mix-adjusted, 0-48 scale
Raw gain (unadjusted): 21.5
Patients
138
Modelled records — completed the questionnaire before & after
% who improved
96.4%
Oxford Score higher after surgery than before
EQ-5D Index gain (adjusted)
0.40
General health, secondary measure, 0-1 scale
Knee replacement
Average health gain (adjusted)
18.0
Oxford Score, case-mix-adjusted, 0-48 scale
Raw gain (unadjusted): 17.9
Patients
168
Modelled records — completed the questionnaire before & after
% who improved
97.0%
Oxford Score higher after surgery than before
EQ-5D Index gain (adjusted)
0.34
General health, secondary measure, 0-1 scale

Source: NHS England PROMs (hip & knee replacement). 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
15.2%
of 10,544 patients on the diagnostic waiting list
TestWaiting list6+ weeks6+ weeks (count)13+ weeks
DEXA Scan79929.8%2380
Ultrasound3,54925.1%8910
Respiratory physiology73023.7%1731
Cardiology86911.3%9837
Flexi Sigmoidoscopy21110.9%231
Colonoscopy3437.3%255
Gastroscopy3526.3%226
Audiology3355.7%191
MRI2,1474.8%1039
CT scan1,1900.5%60
Waiting 6+ weeks for a diagnostic test
All tests combined
10%12%14%16%Apr 25Jan 2615.2%14.5%April 202515.9%May 202512.9%June 202511.6%July 202511.1%August 202510.3%September 202511.8%October 202512.5%November 202512.9%December 202515.0%January 20269.5%February 202611.2%March 202612.8%April 202612.3%May 202615.2%June 2026

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

Safety: infections

Cases in the 12 months to July 2026. Hospital-onset cases are those most likely acquired in hospital.

InfectionCases (12 mo)Hospital-onset
MRSA bacteraemia21
C. difficile11745
E. coli bacteraemia21442
MSSA bacteraemia8817
Klebsiella bacteraemia6612
Pseudomonas bacteraemia3411
Hospital-onset cases per month
All infections combined
51015Dec 23Jan 25Jan 2674December 20238January 20249February 20244March 202416April 202413May 202412June 20249July 20248August 202413September 20247October 20249November 202414December 202417January 202515February 202511March 20256April 202511May 20255June 202512July 202510August 20259September 20257October 202514November 20258December 202514January 202610February 202611March 202615April 20265May 202618June 20267July 2026

Source: UK Health Security Agency mandatory surveillance. About this data

Mortality (SHMI)

12 months to Mar 2026.

As expected
1.00
SHMI value (1.00 = as many deaths as expected) · 2,395 deaths vs 2,410 expected
SHMI over time
Rolling 12-month value
1.001.101.20Dec 18Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26As expected (1.00)1.001.15December 20181.15January 20191.14February 20191.13March 20191.14April 20191.13May 20191.12June 20191.11July 20191.11August 20191.11September 20191.12October 20191.13November 20191.14December 20191.15January 20201.15February 20201.15March 20201.15April 20201.15May 20201.15June 20201.14July 20201.15August 20201.16September 20201.18October 20201.19November 20201.18December 20201.18January 20211.17February 20211.15March 20211.15April 20211.14May 20211.13June 20211.14July 20211.13August 20211.12September 20211.12October 20211.11November 20211.10December 20211.09January 20221.09February 20221.11March 20221.11April 20221.12May 20221.14June 20221.14July 20221.16August 20221.15September 20221.14October 20221.13November 20221.11December 20221.12January 20231.12February 20231.12March 20231.12April 20231.10May 20231.08June 20231.07July 20231.04August 20231.05September 20231.03October 20231.02November 20231.02December 20231.01January 20241.00February 20241.00March 20241.00April 20241.00May 20241.00June 20241.00July 20241.01August 20241.01September 20241.01October 20241.01November 20241.00December 20240.99January 20250.99February 20250.98March 20250.97April 20250.96May 20250.96June 20250.97July 20250.96August 20250.96September 20250.96October 20250.97November 20250.98December 20250.98January 20260.99February 20261.00March 2026

The SHMI compares the number of deaths after hospital care with the number expected given patients' characteristics. It is not a death rate and a higher value is a prompt to investigate, not proof of poor care. Source: NHS England. 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
Ear Nose and Throat4,76659.9%15.0 wks34.1 wks000
Ophthalmology4,72965.6%11.9 wks38.1 wks400
Trauma and Orthopaedic4,07763.2%13.0 wks39.4 wks100
Other - Medicals3,80469.1%11.1 wks36.7 wks300
Dermatology3,76067.3%10.0 wks41.3 wks000
Gynaecology3,47560.9%13.5 wks38.3 wks710
General Surgery3,31350.8%17.7 wks40.9 wks000
Other - Surgicals2,47375.1%9.0 wks32.3 wks100
Oral Surgery2,26951.5%17.7 wks40.0 wks600
Gastroenterology2,25965.4%10.9 wks39.8 wks000
Other - Paediatrics2,04865.5%11.6 wks40.0 wks000
Plastic Surgery1,92964.7%10.1 wks38.3 wks100
Cardiology1,90785.8%7.8 wks21.2 wks000
Urology1,65571.4%10.0 wks34.1 wks000
Neurology1,42848.9%18.4 wks42.5 wks100
Other - Others1,27563.2%13.1 wks38.1 wks000
Respiratory Medicine1,02088.0%7.5 wks19.7 wks000
Rheumatology86585.3%8.3 wks21.4 wks000
Elderly Medicine19491.2%6.7 wks18.3 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.