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NHS England · % of attendances

A&E four-hour standard under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

A&E four-hour standard: November 2010 to July 2026CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%25%50%75%2010201520202025Before: Estimated by apportioning published weekly collections into calendar months. After: Collected and published monthly.methodology changeBefore: All reporting providers included. After: Excludes the fourteen clinical-review-of-standards trusts, so the national percentage is not fully comparable.coverage changeBefore: Excludes the fourteen clinical-review-of-standards trusts. After: All reporting providers included again.coverage changeNovember 2010: 97.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2010: 94.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2011: 95.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2011: 97.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2011: 96.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2011: 96.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2011: 97.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2011: 97.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2011: 97.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2011: 97.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2011: 96.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2011: 96.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2011: 96.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2011: 95.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2012: 95.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2012: 95% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2012: 96.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2012: 96.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2012: 96.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2012: 96.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2012: 97.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2012: 97% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2012: 96.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2012: 96.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2012: 96% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2012: 94.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2013: 94.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2013: 94.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2013: 93.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2013: 93.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2013: 96.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2013: 96.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2013: 96.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2013: 96.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2013: 95.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2013: 95.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2013: 95.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2013: 95.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2014: 95.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2014: 94.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2014: 95.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2014: 95.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2014: 94.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2014: 95.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2014: 95.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2014: 95.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2014: 94.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2014: 93.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2014: 93.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2014: 89.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2015: 91.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2015: 92% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2015: 92.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2015: 93.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2015: 94.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2015: 94.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2015: 95% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2015: 94.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2015: 93.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2015: 92.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2015: 91.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2015: 91% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2016: 88.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2016: 87.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2016: 87.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2016: 90% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2016: 90.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2016: 90.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2016: 90.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2016: 91% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2016: 90.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2016: 89.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2016: 88.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2016: 86.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2017: 85.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2017: 87.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2017: 90% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2017: 90.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2017: 89.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2017: 90.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2017: 90.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2017: 90.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2017: 89.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2017: 89.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2017: 88.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2017: 85% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2018: 85.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2018: 85% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2018: 84.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2018: 88.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2018: 90.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2018: 90.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2018: 89.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2018: 89.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2018: 88.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2018: 89% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2018: 87.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2018: 86.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2019: 84.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2019: 84.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2019: 86.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2019: 85.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2019: 86.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2019: 86.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2019: 86.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2019: 86.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2019: 85.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2019: 83.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2019: 81.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2019: 79.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2020: 81.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2020: 82.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2020: 84.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2020: 90.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2020: 93.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2020: 92.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2020: 92% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2020: 89.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2020: 87.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2020: 84.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2020: 83.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2020: 80.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2021: 78.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2021: 83.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2021: 86.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2021: 85.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2021: 83.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2021: 81.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2021: 77.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2021: 77% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2021: 75.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2021: 73.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2021: 74.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2021: 73.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2022: 74.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2022: 73.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2022: 71.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2022: 72.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2022: 72.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2022: 72.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2022: 71.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2022: 71.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2022: 71.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2022: 69.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2022: 69% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2022: 65.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2023: 72.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2023: 71.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2023: 71.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2023: 74.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2023: 74% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2023: 73.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2023: 74% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2023: 73% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2023: 71.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2023: 70.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2023: 69.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2023: 69.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2024: 70.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2024: 71% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2024: 74.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2024: 74.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2024: 74% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2024: 74.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2024: 75.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2024: 76.3% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2024: 74.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2024: 73.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2024: 72.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2024: 71.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2025: 73% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2025: 73.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2025: 75% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2025: 74.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2025: 75.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2025: 75.6% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2025: 76.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026August 2025: 75.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026September 2025: 75.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026October 2025: 74.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026November 2025: 74.2% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026December 2025: 73.8% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026January 2026: 72.5% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026February 2026: 74.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026March 2026: 77.1% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026April 2026: 76.9% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026May 2026: 75.7% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026June 2026: 75% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026July 2026: 75.4% % of attendances · published 13 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestDashed line: change in coverage or methodShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present74.6%June 202475.4%July 2026↑ 1.1%+0.8%
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 202481.4%November 201974.6%June 2024↓ 8.4%−6.9%
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 201989.7%May 201781.4%November 2019↓ 9.2%−8.3%
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 201793.3%April 201589.7%May 2017↓ 3.8%−3.6%
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.