ShortestWait

Hospital waiting times in Coventry and Warwickshire

Midlands7 providersAugust 2026 figures

Across Coventry and Warwickshire's hospitals, 120,857 patients were waiting at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 13.0 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.0 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
63%
Waiting over a year
2,660

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Area median England median Shortest in the area
General surgery 12.8 wks 12.8 wks Nuffield Health, Warwickshire Hospital (7.7 wks)
Urology 14.9 wks 12.2 wks George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (12.9 wks)
Orthopaedics 10.2 wks 13.9 wks Meriden Hospital (7.8 wks)
Ear, nose and throat 20.5 wks 15.4 wks South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (15.1 wks)
Ophthalmology (eyes) 15.3 wks 10.4 wks Spamedica Coventry (6.6 wks)
Oral surgery 18.1 wks 16.4 wks University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (13.2 wks)
Neurosurgery 15.8 wks 13.4 wks Meriden Hospital (4.8 wks)
Plastic surgery 13.4 wks 14.0 wks George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (6.9 wks)
Cardiothoracic surgery 7.7 wks 9.6 wks University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (7.7 wks)
General medicine 5.6 wks 10.2 wks South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (3.6 wks)
Gastroenterology 10.2 wks 11.0 wks Meriden Hospital (6.6 wks)
Cardiology (heart) 10.4 wks 11.9 wks South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (8.8 wks)
Dermatology (skin) 7.8 wks 10.5 wks University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (7.2 wks)
Respiratory medicine 13.0 wks 10.4 wks George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (7.1 wks)
Neurology 12.0 wks 13.2 wks University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (12.0 wks)
Rheumatology 5.9 wks 10.9 wks South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (5.5 wks)
Elderly medicine 6.9 wks 7.6 wks University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (4.4 wks)
Gynaecology 16.2 wks 14.2 wks George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (11.4 wks)
Other medical specialties 9.6 wks 10.7 wks George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (5.3 wks)
Other paediatric specialties 13.8 wks 12.3 wks George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (8.1 wks)
Other surgical specialties 10.3 wks 11.4 wks George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (7.4 wks)
Other services 18.7 wks 8.7 wks South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (2.8 wks)

Area figures combine all the area's providers, counting every patient on their lists.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Coventry and Warwickshire
  • England
Coventry and Warwickshire: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.3 weeks to 13 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613 wks
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MonthCoventry and WarwickshireEngland
August 20261312.2
July 202612.912
June 202613.111.9
May 202613.512.4
April 202612.711.9
March 20261211.3
February 202613.413.2
January 202613.913.6
December 202513.713.5
November 202513.412.9
October 202513.713.3
September 202513.713.4
August 202513.813.5
July 202513.313.1
June 20251413.4
May 202515.213.6
April 202514.913.3
March 202515.113.9
February 202515.214.2
January 202515.114.5
December 202414.914.2
November 202414.514
October 202414.514.2
September 202414.314.4

Hospitals and providers in Coventry and Warwickshire

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