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Hospital waiting times in Midlands

27 NHS trusts in Midlands, with how long the people on their waiting lists had waited at the end of August 2026. In England, 65% had waited 18 weeks or less.

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.

NHS trusts in Midlands

The list is in alphabetical order, not a ranking. 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.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
82%
of the people still waiting
17 percentage points higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
8.7 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
3.5 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
2
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
15,544

Waiting times by specialty

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
66%
of the people still waiting
1 percentage point higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
12.2 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
the same as England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
141
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
23,169

Waiting times by specialty

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
64%
of the people still waiting
1 percentage point lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
12.6 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.4 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
491
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
26,724

Waiting times by specialty

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
64%
of the people still waiting
1 percentage point lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
12.5 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.3 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
87
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
19,075

Waiting times by specialty

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
98%
of the people still waiting
33 percentage points higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
3.5 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
8.7 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
0
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
42

Waiting times by specialty

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
68%
of the people still waiting
3 percentage points higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
11.9 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.3 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
89
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
32,044

Waiting times by specialty

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
92%
of the people still waiting
27 percentage points higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
–
half have waited less, half longer
Waited over a year
0
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
13

Waiting times by specialty

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
91%
of the people still waiting
26 percentage points higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
5.9 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
6.3 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
0
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
10,166

Waiting times by specialty

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
62%
of the people still waiting
3 percentage points lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
13.3 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
1.1 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
2,404
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
86,339

Waiting times by specialty

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
60%
of the people still waiting
5 percentage points lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
14.4 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
2.2 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
461
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
67,228

Waiting times by specialty

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
64%
of the people still waiting
1 percentage point lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
12.4 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.2 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
468
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
33,431

Waiting times by specialty

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
81%
of the people still waiting
16 percentage points higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
10.6 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
1.6 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
1
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
8,162

Waiting times by specialty

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
67%
of the people still waiting
2 percentage points higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
11.9 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.3 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
398
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
31,997

Waiting times by specialty

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
63%
of the people still waiting
2 percentage points lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
12.9 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.7 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
21
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
48,882

Waiting times by specialty

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
64%
of the people still waiting
1 percentage point lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
12.4 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.2 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
227
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
13,180

Waiting times by specialty

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
66%
of the people still waiting
1 percentage point higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
12.2 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
the same as England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
69
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
13,403

Waiting times by specialty

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
64%
of the people still waiting
1 percentage point lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
12.9 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.7 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
1,058
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
71,030

Waiting times by specialty

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
68%
of the people still waiting
3 percentage points higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
12.1 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.1 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
0
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
38,312

Waiting times by specialty

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
63%
of the people still waiting
2 percentage points lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
13.0 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.8 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
1,088
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
69,984

Waiting times by specialty

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
67%
of the people still waiting
2 percentage points higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
11.8 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.4 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
174
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
96,056

Waiting times by specialty

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
59%
of the people still waiting
6 percentage points lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
14.4 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
2.2 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
2,173
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
66,585

Waiting times by specialty

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
61%
of the people still waiting
4 percentage points lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
13.6 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
1.4 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
2,176
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
100,816

Waiting times by specialty

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
60%
of the people still waiting
5 percentage points lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
14.0 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
1.8 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
2,454
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
114,859

Waiting times by specialty

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
60%
of the people still waiting
5 percentage points lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
13.8 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
1.6 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
1,735
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
75,383

Waiting times by specialty

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
73%
of the people still waiting
8 percentage points higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
10.3 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
1.9 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
11
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
28,489

Waiting times by specialty

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
61%
of the people still waiting
4 percentage points lower than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
13.8 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
1.6 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
592
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
59,549

Waiting times by specialty

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Waited 18 weeks or less
66%
of the people still waiting
1 percentage point higher than England (65%)
Typical wait so far
12.4 weeks
half have waited less, half longer
0.2 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
Waited over a year
229
more than 52 weeks
People waiting
23,032

Waiting times by specialty

Where the figures come from

The waiting lists at the end of August 2026, as each trust reported them to NHS England.

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.

When each source is next expected

Sources

  • Contains public sector information from NHS England licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times, monthly.

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