Our performance is measured against guidelines and targets set by The Department of Health and Social Care and local commissioners.

They relate to waiting times and key standards of care for a range of conditions and diseases, and include:

• No hospital-acquired MRSA bacteraemias
• No more than 41 cases of Clostridium difficile
• 93% of patients with symptoms of cancer seen within two weeks
• 96% of patients will wait no more than 31 days for first subsequent cancer treatment
• 92% of patients receive treatment with 18 weeks from GP referral
• 85% of patients referred with suspected cancer treated within 62 days
• 95% of A&E patients treated, admitted or discharged within four hours