ShortestWait

Respiratory medicine waiting times in Central East

East of EnglandAugust 2026 figures

Across Central East, 11,818 patients were waiting for respiratory medicine treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 8.2 weeks, against 10.4 weeks across England.

Area median wait
8.2 weeks
92% waiting less than
24.3 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
84%
Ranked providers
8

Hospitals in Central East ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 The Hamptons Hospital Ltd Independent East of England 118 6.2 wks 33.5 wks 84% 5.8 weeks shorter
2 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS East of England 944 6.8 wks 18.4 wks 91% 0.2 weeks longer
3 Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 3,344 7.2 wks 17.3 wks 93% 1.3 weeks longer
4 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 677 7.2 wks 14.3 wks 96% 0.5 weeks longer
5 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,244 7.4 wks 29.4 wks 80% 0.3 weeks shorter
6 Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,057 7.6 wks 18.8 wks 90% 0.7 weeks shorter
7 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS East of England 1,148 8.2 wks 22.5 wks 88% 1.3 weeks shorter
8 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 3,286 12.0 wks 31.4 wks 70% 0.2 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every respiratory medicine provider in England, or search by postcode below.

Area median wait over two years

  • Central East
  • England
Central East: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 13.9 weeks to 8.2 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20268.2 wks10.4 wks
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MonthCentral EastEngland
August 20268.210.4
July 20267.910.0
June 202689.8
May 20268.510.3
April 20267.89.7
March 20267.59
February 20268.910.5
January 202610.111.2
December 202510.711.5
November 202510.311.4
October 202510.811.9
September 202511.212.2
August 202512.012.2
July 202512.211.8
June 202512.912.3
May 202513.612.7
April 202513.312.3
March 20251311.9
February 202514.212.9
January 202514.113
December 202413.813.1
November 202413.813.2
October 202413.913.6
September 202413.913.5

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