{"metric":"ae_within_four_hours_pct","title":"A&E four-hour standard","topic":"health","unit":"% of attendances","measure_type":"percentage","geography":"E92000001","comparison_method":"year_on_year","latest":{"period_start":"2026-07-01","period_end":"2026-07-31","period_label":"July 2026","value":75.37450051857628,"status":"revised","vintage":"2026-08-13"},"comparison":{"period_label":"July 2025","value":76.40782011120585,"vintage":"2026-08-13"},"source":{"publisher":"NHS England","publication":"A&E attendances and emergency admissions: monthly timeseries","landing_url":"https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/","sheet":"Performance","table":"Monthly A&E timeseries, England performance","row":"2026-07-01","column":"Percentage in 4 hours or less (all)","raw_value":"0.7537450051857628","file_url":"https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Monthly-AE-Time-Series-July-2026-ET31dkH.xls","file_sha256":"3a95300868661e392dfad3ce678f381d83e173774a255837f2ecc49eccece4b9","release_date":"2026-08-13","release_label":"July 2026"},"definition":"The share of A&E attendances in England where the patient was admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival, across all department types. The published file stores a proportion; it is shown here as a percentage. The operational standard is 95 per cent.","does_not_measure":"How long the waits beyond four hours were, waits after a decision to admit (the trolley wait, measured separately), or performance at any individual hospital.","links":{"page":"/health/ae-four-hour-standard","series":"/api/metrics/ae_within_four_hours_pct/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/ae_within_four_hours_pct/vintages"}}