NHS England figures
Hospital waiting times
How long people have waited for planned treatment at 145 NHS trusts in England, specialty by specialty. The NHS maximum is 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent treatment. The figures are facts from NHS England, never a grade.
England, end of August 2026
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 65%
- Typical wait so far
- 12.2 weeks
- People waiting
- 7,158,164
Everyone waiting in England, the independent sector included.
7.2 millionpeople waiting in England
65%had waited 18 weeks or less
12.2 weekstypical wait so far
109,936had waited over a year
All regions and NHS trusts
Open an NHS England region to see its trusts. Each region page has every trust’s waiting list from A to Z, and each trust page has its specialties.
East of England
15 trusts
15 NHS trusts with a waiting list. The list is in alphabetical order, not a ranking.
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 60% waited 18 weeks or less
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, 31% waited 18 weeks or less
- East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, 65% waited 18 weeks or less
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, 50% waited 18 weeks or less
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 59% waited 18 weeks or less
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, 60% waited 18 weeks or less
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 81% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, 67% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust, 65% waited 18 weeks or less
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, 69% waited 18 weeks or less
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, 65% waited 18 weeks or less
London
22 trusts
22 NHS trusts with a waiting list. The list is in alphabetical order, not a ranking.
- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, 68% waited 18 weeks or less
- Barts Health NHS Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 69% waited 18 weeks or less
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, 73% waited 18 weeks or less
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, 67% waited 18 weeks or less
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, 72% waited 18 weeks or less
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, 68% waited 18 weeks or less
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, 73% waited 18 weeks or less
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, 70% waited 18 weeks or less
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, 68% waited 18 weeks or less
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, 67% waited 18 weeks or less
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 85% waited 18 weeks or less
- Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, 100% waited 18 weeks or less
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, 63% waited 18 weeks or less
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, 78% waited 18 weeks or less
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, 93% waited 18 weeks or less
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
- Whittington Health NHS Trust, 67% waited 18 weeks or less
Midlands
27 trusts
27 NHS trusts with a waiting list. The list is in alphabetical order, not a ranking.
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, 82% waited 18 weeks or less
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, 98% waited 18 weeks or less
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 68% waited 18 weeks or less
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, 92% waited 18 weeks or less
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, 91% waited 18 weeks or less
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, 62% waited 18 weeks or less
- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, 60% waited 18 weeks or less
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, 81% waited 18 weeks or less
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, 67% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, 63% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, 68% waited 18 weeks or less
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, 63% waited 18 weeks or less
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, 67% waited 18 weeks or less
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, 59% waited 18 weeks or less
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, 60% waited 18 weeks or less
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, 60% waited 18 weeks or less
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, 73% waited 18 weeks or less
- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- Wye Valley NHS Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
North East and Yorkshire
24 trusts
24 NHS trusts with a waiting list. The list is in alphabetical order, not a ranking.
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, 71% waited 18 weeks or less
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 69% waited 18 weeks or less
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, 55% waited 18 weeks or less
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 69% waited 18 weeks or less
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, 76% waited 18 weeks or less
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, 99% waited 18 weeks or less
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, 75% waited 18 weeks or less
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, 71% waited 18 weeks or less
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, 55% waited 18 weeks or less
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, 67% waited 18 weeks or less
- Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, 65% waited 18 weeks or less
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, 70% waited 18 weeks or less
- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, 59% waited 18 weeks or less
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, 84% waited 18 weeks or less
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, 71% waited 18 weeks or less
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, 75% waited 18 weeks or less
- South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, 98% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 73% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, 68% waited 18 weeks or less
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 59% waited 18 weeks or less
North West
24 trusts
24 NHS trusts with a waiting list. The list is in alphabetical order, not a ranking.
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 59% waited 18 weeks or less
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, 62% waited 18 weeks or less
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 68% waited 18 weeks or less
- East Cheshire NHS Trust, 62% waited 18 weeks or less
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, 72% waited 18 weeks or less
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, 86% waited 18 weeks or less
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 60% waited 18 weeks or less
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 81% waited 18 weeks or less
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 63% waited 18 weeks or less
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, 65% waited 18 weeks or less
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 71% waited 18 weeks or less
- North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust, 65% waited 18 weeks or less
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, 56% waited 18 weeks or less
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, 62% waited 18 weeks or less
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, 79% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 97% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, 97% waited 18 weeks or less
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, 68% waited 18 weeks or less
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, 69% waited 18 weeks or less
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 65% waited 18 weeks or less
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 60% waited 18 weeks or less
South East
22 trusts
22 NHS trusts with a waiting list. The list is in alphabetical order, not a ranking.
- Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, 100% waited 18 weeks or less
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, 63% waited 18 weeks or less
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, 55% waited 18 weeks or less
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, 69% waited 18 weeks or less
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, 86% waited 18 weeks or less
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 63% waited 18 weeks or less
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, 100% waited 18 weeks or less
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, 70% waited 18 weeks or less
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust, 58% waited 18 weeks or less
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 62% waited 18 weeks or less
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, 81% waited 18 weeks or less
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, 65% waited 18 weeks or less
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, 61% waited 18 weeks or less
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, 53% waited 18 weeks or less
South West
11 trusts
11 NHS trusts with a waiting list. The list is in alphabetical order, not a ranking.
- Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, 69% waited 18 weeks or less
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, 98% waited 18 weeks or less
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 60% waited 18 weeks or less
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 70% waited 18 weeks or less
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 58% waited 18 weeks or less
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, 73% waited 18 weeks or less
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, 63% waited 18 weeks or less
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, 70% waited 18 weeks or less
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, 70% waited 18 weeks or less
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, 64% waited 18 weeks or less
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, 66% waited 18 weeks or less
What is shown here?
These are the people still waiting for treatment at the end of the month, counted from their referral. “Within 18 weeks” means they had waited 18 weeks or less so far; it does not say when they will be treated.
This is a fact about the waiting list, not a grade or a verdict on the care. Hospitals treat different patients: a specialist centre takes the hardest cases from a wide area and often has longer waits.
The figures cover planned, consultant-led care, from referral to the start of treatment (Referral to Treatment). A&E waits are on the A&E pages.
Common questions about hospital waiting times
- What is the 18-week wait?
For non-urgent treatment led by a consultant, the NHS says the maximum wait is 18 weeks from referral, unless you choose to wait longer or waiting is better for you clinically. At the end of August 2026, 65% of the 7,158,164 people waiting had waited 18 weeks or less.
- Is this a ranking of hospitals?
No. Every list is in alphabetical order. Trusts treat different patients: a specialist centre takes the hardest cases from a wide area. Each figure is shown beside England’s, as a fact for the month.
- Can I choose where I am treated?
In most cases, yes: the NHS says you have the legal right to choose the hospital or service you are referred to. Ask your GP when you are referred.
Guide to NHS waiting times (nhs.uk)- Where do the figures come from?
From NHS England's monthly Referral to Treatment statistics, published under the Open Government Licence. England's figures count every provider, the independent sector included; the pages list the 145 NHS trusts.
All our sources
Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times, August 2026, published 8 October 2026. Open Government Licence. England’s figures count every provider, the 388 independent sector providers included.
Data updated
The month each source’s data runs to, and when its publisher released it.
- Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times: (published 8 October 2026)
Sources
- Contains public sector information from NHS England licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times, monthly.