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A&E four-hour standard: record highs and lows

The extremes of a&e four-hour standard as published by NHS England, across the 189 periods held here (November 2010 to July 2026). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

Highest published

97.6%July 2011

Lowest published

65.2%December 2022

The full series

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
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