ShortestWait

Hospital waiting times in Humber and North Yorkshire

North East and Yorkshire15 providersAugust 2026 figures

Across Humber and North Yorkshire's hospitals, 221,807 patients were waiting at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 14.1 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
14.1 weeks
92% waiting less than
42.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
59%
Waiting over a year
6,381

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Area median England median Shortest in the area
General surgery 13.5 wks 12.8 wks Duchy Hospital (6.6 wks)
Urology 12.7 wks 12.2 wks St Hugh'S Hospital (6.2 wks)
Orthopaedics 12.5 wks 13.9 wks Clifton Park Hospital (10.0 wks)
Ear, nose and throat 16.3 wks 15.4 wks Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital (11.4 wks)
Ophthalmology (eyes) 10.7 wks 10.4 wks Spamedica Hull (6.2 wks)
Oral surgery 17.2 wks 16.4 wks Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (11.6 wks)
Neurosurgery 14.0 wks 13.4 wks Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital (9.3 wks)
Plastic surgery 21.9 wks 14.0 wks York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (14.3 wks)
Cardiothoracic surgery 10.2 wks 9.6 wks Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (10.2 wks)
General medicine 9.3 wks 10.2 wks Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (9.2 wks)
Gastroenterology 17.3 wks 11.0 wks Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (10.2 wks)
Cardiology (heart) 14.7 wks 11.9 wks Care Plus Group (5.8 wks)
Dermatology (skin) 13.5 wks 10.5 wks Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (5.2 wks)
Respiratory medicine 13.8 wks 10.4 wks Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (4.3 wks)
Neurology 15.0 wks 13.2 wks Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital (8.8 wks)
Rheumatology 12.0 wks 10.9 wks Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (6.5 wks)
Elderly medicine 7.6 wks 7.6 wks Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (5.2 wks)
Gynaecology 17.1 wks 14.2 wks Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (9.1 wks)
Other medical specialties 15.2 wks 10.7 wks Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (9.5 wks)
Other mental health 7.7 wks 8.4 wks no provider with 50+ waiting
Other paediatric specialties 11.7 wks 12.3 wks Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (8.2 wks)
Other surgical specialties 11.8 wks 11.4 wks Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (4.0 wks)
Other services 12.3 wks 8.7 wks Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (2.0 wks)

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Humber and North Yorkshire
  • England
Humber and North Yorkshire: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.4 weeks to 14.1 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202614.1 wks12.2 wks
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MonthHumber and North YorkshireEngland
August 202614.112.2
July 202613.412
June 202613.411.9
May 202613.412.4
April 20261311.9
March 202613.311.3
February 202614.413.2
January 202614.813.6
December 202514.313.5
November 202513.912.9
October 202513.713.3
September 202513.813.4
August 202513.813.5
July 20251313.1
June 202513.113.4
May 202513.413.6
April 202513.113.3
March 202513.513.9
February 20251414.2
January 202514.414.5
December 202414.214.2
November 202413.814
October 20241414.2
September 202414.414.4

Hospitals and providers in Humber and North Yorkshire

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