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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 (%)
201094.8
201195.8
201294.7
201395.3
201489.9
201591
201686.2
201785
201886.4
201979.8
202080.3
202173.4
202265.2
202369.5
202471.1
202573.8
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.