A&E & Urgent Care

Detailed metrics on emergency department and urgent care performance

A&E Performance Summary – Shelford Group Aggregates

Source: NHS England A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, March 2026 (published 16 April 2026). Figures are aggregated totals or averages across all 10 Shelford Group trusts.

4-Hour Performance (Shelford Avg)

75.6%

NHS target: 95% | 2025/26 interim: 78% · England: 77.1%

Total Attendances (Shelford Total)

249k

March 2026, all 10 trusts combined

12-Hour DTA Waits (Shelford Total)

2,790

March 2026, decision to admit to admission · England: 46,665

Trust-Level A&E Performance

Source: NHS England A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, March 2026 (published 16 April 2026)

Trust	4hr Performance	12hr DTA Waits	12hr %	Attendances

4-Hour Performance Trends (13 Months)

Source: NHS England Acute Provider Time Series, March 2025 – March 2026 (published 16 April 2026)

A&E Attendances by Trust – March 2026

Source: NHS England A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, March 2026 (published 16 April 2026). Monthly trend unavailable from current sources.

12-Hour DTA Waits by Trust

Source: NHS England A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, March 2026 (published 16 April 2026). Shows patients waiting >12hrs from decision to admit to admission.

12-Hour A&E Waits Trend (% of attendances) – Shelford vs England

Source: NHS England Acute Provider Time Series, March 2025 – March 2026 (published 16 April 2026). Shows % of attendances spending >12hrs (arrival to departure), a different metric from the DTA waits above.

Note on winter 2025/26 data: The January 2026 winter peak saw 12-hour waits rise to 13.1% nationally and 8.7% across the Shelford Group — among the highest on record, driven by severe winter pressures including flu and RSV. By March 2026 the Shelford average had fallen to 5.5%, below the pre-winter level.