ShortestWait

Hospital waiting times in Hampshire and Isle of Wight

South East23 providersAugust 2026 figures

Across Hampshire and Isle of Wight's hospitals, 206,881 patients were waiting at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 12.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
40.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
4,759

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Area median England median Shortest in the area
General surgery 13.0 wks 12.8 wks Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth (4.7 wks)
Urology 11.3 wks 12.2 wks Isle of Wight NHS Trust (6.0 wks)
Orthopaedics 13.8 wks 13.9 wks Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth (6.2 wks)
Ear, nose and throat 15.3 wks 15.4 wks Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth (8.4 wks)
Ophthalmology (eyes) 11.9 wks 10.4 wks Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton (3.2 wks)
Oral surgery 18.9 wks 16.4 wks Isle of Wight NHS Trust (15.7 wks)
Neurosurgery 10.8 wks 13.4 wks University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (10.8 wks)
Plastic surgery 13.2 wks 14.0 wks Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (13.2 wks)
Cardiothoracic surgery 7.3 wks 9.6 wks University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (7.3 wks)
General medicine 7.7 wks 10.2 wks Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (7.1 wks)
Gastroenterology 10.7 wks 11.0 wks Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth (2.3 wks)
Cardiology (heart) 12.8 wks 11.9 wks Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (7.3 wks)
Dermatology (skin) 11.0 wks 10.5 wks Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (9.1 wks)
Respiratory medicine 9.6 wks 10.4 wks Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (6.2 wks)
Neurology 14.6 wks 13.2 wks University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (14.4 wks)
Rheumatology 9.5 wks 10.9 wks Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (4.8 wks)
Elderly medicine 6.0 wks 7.6 wks Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (4.5 wks)
Gynaecology 13.6 wks 14.2 wks Hampshire Clinic (6.0 wks)
Other medical specialties 11.0 wks 10.7 wks Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (4.1 wks)
Other mental health 4.0 wks 8.4 wks no provider with 50+ waiting
Other paediatric specialties 10.3 wks 12.3 wks Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (7.8 wks)
Other surgical specialties 11.0 wks 11.4 wks University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (9.5 wks)
Other services 14.2 wks 8.7 wks Rapid Investigation Service (2.1 wks)

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight
  • England
Hampshire and Isle of Wight: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14 weeks to 12.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.6 wks
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MonthHampshire and Isle of WightEngland
August 202612.612.2
July 202612.012
June 202611.811.9
May 202612.212.4
April 202611.911.9
March 202611.311.3
February 202613.513.2
January 202613.913.6
December 202513.513.5
November 202512.712.9
October 202513.213.3
September 202513.213.4
August 202513.113.5
July 202512.613.1
June 20251313.4
May 20251313.6
April 20251313.3
March 202513.613.9
February 202514.114.2
January 202514.314.5
December 202414.114.2
November 202413.714
October 202413.914.2
September 20241414.4

Hospitals and providers in Hampshire and Isle of Wight

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