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Hospital waiting times in North East Lincolnshire

Official figures

Hospitals for North East Lincolnshire right now

0 of 4 standards met

The latest figures, August 2026. Coloured against England: ▼ worse ● about the same ▲ better.

Hospital waitswaiting 18 weeks or less for planned treatment
59%✗ Misses the standard▼ Worse than England
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Cancertreated within 62 days of an urgent referral
60%✗ Misses the standard▼ Worse than England
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Cancer: told within 28 daystold whether or not they have cancer, after an urgent referral
71%✗ Misses the standard▼ Worse than England
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Tests and scanswaiting 6 weeks or more for a test or scan
34%✗ Misses the standard▼ Worse than England
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The standards are those in the NHS Constitution. The NHS plan for 2026-27 sets lower goals on the way, such as 82% for A&E, an average of 25 minutes for ambulance emergencies and 70% for hospital waits.

See how every area compares

A&E

Official four-hour figures. In A&E right now? Time your visit: when you're assessed, when you're seen and when you leave.

Figures for a trust with more than one A&E cover all of them together.

Cancer waiting times

How long patients wait for a diagnosis and to start treatment. The standard is 85% within 62 days.

Waits for tests and scans

MRI, CT, ultrasound, heart scans, colonoscopy and more. The standard is that almost nobody waits six weeks or more.

Waiting for treatment

People waiting to start hospital treatment at the end of August 2026, counted from the day their referral was received. The NHS standard is that 92% should have waited 18 weeks or less. Across England the figure was 65%.

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Diana Princess of Wales Hospital CQC: Requires improvement Jul 2026 · Goole & District Hospital CQC: Good May 2026 · Scunthorpe General Hospital CQC: Requires improvement Jul 2026

43,139
people waiting
59%
have waited 18 weeks or less
England: 65%▼ Worse than England
14 weeks
typical wait so far

See every specialty at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

St Hugh's Hospital, Grimsby

CQC: Good Mar 2026

Independent provider. NHS-funded patients only.

2,446
people waiting
77%
have waited 18 weeks or less
England: 65%▲ Better than England, but misses the national standard
10 weeks
typical wait so far

See every specialty at St Hugh's Hospital, Grimsby

Newmedica Grimsby

Independent provider. NHS-funded patients only.

929
people waiting
78%
have waited 18 weeks or less
England: 65%▲ Better than England, but misses the national standard
10 weeks
typical wait so far

See every specialty at Newmedica Grimsby

Care Plus Group, North East Lincolnshire

269
people waiting
85%
have waited 18 weeks or less
England: 65%▲ Better than England, but misses the national standard
6 weeks
typical wait so far

See every specialty at Care Plus Group, North East Lincolnshire

Independent providers usually treat a narrower range of conditions than a hospital trust, so their waits are not directly comparable. Figures for hospital trusts cover all of a trust's hospitals together.