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NHS A&E 4-Hour Wait Target

Percentage of A&E attendances seen, treated, admitted or discharged within four hours.

77.1

%

up from 74.8% in the same month last year

Historical data

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NHS A&E 4-Hour Wait Target — historical data
PeriodValue (%)
Apr 202474.5
May 202474
Jun 202474.6
Jul 202475.2
Aug 202476.3
Sep 202474.2
Oct 202473.1
Nov 202472.2
Dec 202471.1
Jan 202573
Feb 202573.5
Mar 202575
Apr 202574.8
May 202575.4
Jun 202575.6
Jul 202576.4
Aug 202575.9
Sep 202575.1
Oct 202574.1
Nov 202574.2
Dec 202573.8
Jan 202672.5
Feb 202674.1
Mar 202677.1

Methodology

Data are collected monthly from all NHS Type 1 (major) A&E departments in England. The standard is that 95% of patients should be seen within four hours; this has not been consistently met since 2013–14. Figures exclude walk-in centres and minor injury units (Type 3 facilities).

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Source: NHS England

Published: 16 April 2026

Last updated on this site: 1 March 2026

Data used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.