Historical trend
Trend summary
A&E 4-hour wait performance was 75% in 2026-06, down from 76% in 2026-05.
Trend
- Over the available record (2010-11–2026-06), it has ranged from 65% in 2022-12 to 98% in 2011-07.
- The latest reading is below the record average of 85%.
Context
- NHS England publishes A&E attendance and emergency admission data monthly.
- The four-hour target measures time from arrival to discharge, admission, or transfer.
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
About this indicator
- Source
- NHS England
- Update frequency
- Monthly
- Last updated
- 10 August 2026
- Next update
- 10 September 2026
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Direction
- ↓ Falling
Statistics
- Latest
- 75 %
- Period high
- 77 %
- Period low
- 73 %
- Period average
- 75 %