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Publication, Part of

Provisional Accident and Emergency Quality Indicators for England, April 2026, by provider

Official statistics, Experimental statistics

Publication Date:
25 Jun 2026
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Hospital Trusts, NHS Trusts, Independent Sector Health Care Providers
Date Range:
01 Apr 2024 to 30 Apr 2026
Page contents

Summary

Provisional Accident and Emergency Quality Indicators for England, April 2026, by provider

This publication contains statistics for total time in A&E, time to assessment, time to treatment, attendances where patients left before treatment, and unplanned reattendances within 7 days. It also compares data coverage in ECDS to the emergency monthly situation report (MSitAE) published separately by NHS England. Each report contains national figures and provider level figures.

Please send queries or feedback via email to [email protected] Author: Secondary Care Open Data and Publications; Activity Capacity & Planning, NHS England Lead Analyst: Karl Eichler

Key Facts

2.25 million A&E attendances for April 2026 at all types of A&E

in ECDS. However, ECDS data are incomplete; around 2.35 million A&E attendances were reported in the NHS Situation Report data collection for the month

8 minutes was the median average time to initial assessment

for attendances brought to A&E by ambulance, with 95 per cent of patients being assessed within 50 minutes. For all patients receiving treatment, the median average time to treatment was 58 minutes with 95 per cent of patients receiving treatment within 5 hours 9 minutes.

2 hours and 36 minutes was the median average total time in A&E for all patients

with 95 per cent of patients departing A&E within 14 hours 12 minutes of arrival.

4.5 per cent left A&E before being seen for treatment

and 9.7 per cent of attendances in A&E were unplanned re-attendances within 7 days of a previous attendance.

Last edited: 2 June 2026 9:46 am