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2-hour Urgent Community Response

England as of Apr 2026+ per-ICB 2-hour performance

GeographyUCR is published at England, NHS Region, ICB and Provider in one series — there is no GP practice / PCN grain. Headline figures scope to the selection; the ranking below stays at ICB grain.

This dataset has no GP-practice grain — figures are shown at the nearest available area (ICB / region / England), marked ○, not practice-level.

2-hour standard met

Wider area · EnglandEngland

86.6%of 2-hour referrals

All referrals

England

98,565UCR referrals

2-hour referrals

England

79,720within the 2-hour pathway

All contacts

England

167,275UCR contacts

2-hour standard met %

England

Last 13 months · England

UCR referrals

All referrals & 2-hour referrals · last 13 months · England

All referrals2-hour referrals

Year-on-year

2-hour standard met % by financial-year month · England

2023/242024/252025/262026/27

How England compares — all ICBs in England

By ICB

National peer ranking by the share of UCR referrals meeting the 2-hour standard · Apr 2026

This is a national peer ranking of every ICB in England — ICBs are UCR's commissioning grain, not your local area. Your selection is highlighted for context.

England average: 86.6%

Where England sits

This geography is at the 35th percentile of 37 peers on 2-hour standard met %.

ICBs are UCR's commissioning grain. Tip: click a bar to scope the headlines to that ICB.

All ICBs in England — UCR detail (national peer ranking)

By ICB

2-hour %, referral volumes & rate per 100k · Apr 2026 · sortable · not your local area


NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	97.8%	1,785	1,280	154.6
NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	96.6%	2,765	2,730	115.8
Unknown	94.9%	305	295	—
NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	94.6%	1,310	1,305	28.6
NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	94.5%	2,735	2,645	135.8
NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	93.9%	1,550	1,345	200.7
NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	93.2%	2,875	1,930	134.4
NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	93%	1,875	1,605	183.5
NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	93%	1,970	1,820	145.2
NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	91.9%	2,180	1,675	90
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	91.6%	3,000	1,710	278.8
NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	91.3%	2,950	1,810	163.5
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	91.1%	2,210	1,745	136.7
NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	91.1%	1,535	1,535	159.3
NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	90.8%	1,260	505	105.3
NHS SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WREKIN INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	90%	710	505	113.4
NHS CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	89.2%	230	210	29.6
NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	89%	1,605	1,515	146.3
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	88.4%	2,685	2,005	287.4
NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	88.4%	3,070	1,930	106.5
NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	88.3%	5,145	4,170	216.2
NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	87.6%	2,215	1,890	197.7
NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	87.2%	6,600	4,005	196.5
NHS GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	86.9%	360	355	46
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	86.5%	4,090	3,760	149.2
NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	86.1%	3,145	1,615	320.7
NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	85.6%	3,670	2,630	184.5
NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	84.4%	3,450	3,230	169.4
NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	83.9%	1,435	890	152.1
NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	83.2%	1,475	1,450	128.1
NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	81.9%	6,400	4,720	292.3
NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	81.4%	6,060	5,915	274.1
NHS DORSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	78.8%	1,920	1,910	170.9
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	78.7%	9,550	8,730	295
NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	78.1%	2,855	2,845	233.7
NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	75.6%	1,170	1,070	91.5
NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD	70%	410	405	39.3

About this data

Provenance & method

Source: NHS England ↗ Official statistics
Latest period: Apr 2026
History: Apr 2022 → Apr 2026
Scale: 7,964 rows
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Grain note: UcrMonthly is published at National / Region / ICB / Provider in one series — never at GP practice or PCN. The 2-hour standard is stored as a 0–1 fraction and shown here as a 1dp percentage. The ICB ranking is the honest commissioning-grain cut.