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, February 2026 (published 12 March 2026). Figures are aggregated totals or averages across all 10 Shelford Group trusts.

4-Hour Performance (Shelford Avg)

73.1%

NHS target: 95% | 2025/26 interim: 78% · England: 74.1%

Total Attendances (Shelford Total)

220k

February 2026, all 10 trusts combined

12-Hour DTA Waits (Shelford Total)

3,818

February 2026, decision to admit to admission · England: 54,649

Trust-Level A&E Performance

Source: NHS England A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, February 2026 (published 12 March 2026)

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

4-Hour Performance Trends (13 Months)

Source: NHS England Acute Provider Time Series (Feb 2025 – Feb 2026, published 12 March 2026)

A&E Attendances by Trust – February 2026

Source: NHS England A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, February 2026 (published 12 March 2026). Monthly trend unavailable from current sources.

12-Hour DTA Waits by Trust

Source: NHS England A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, February 2026 (published 12 March 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, February 2025 – February 2026 (published 12 March 2026). Shows % of attendances spending >12hrs (arrival to departure), a different metric from the DTA waits above.

Note on February 2026 data: Nationally, 12-hour DTA waits totalled 54,649 in February 2026. The Shelford total of 3,818 represents 7.0% of the national figure. Birmingham (1,923), King's (833) and Cambridge (558) account for the majority, while Imperial and Oxford recorded zero 12-hour DTA waits.