ShortestWait

Elderly medicine waiting times in Humber and North Yorkshire

North East and YorkshireAugust 2026 figures

Across Humber and North Yorkshire, 807 patients were waiting for elderly medicine treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 7.6 weeks, against 7.6 weeks across England.

Area median wait
7.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
21.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
89%
Ranked providers
4

Hospitals in Humber and North Yorkshire ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 87 5.2 wks 21.0 wks 91% 3.5 weeks shorter
2 York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 280 6.4 wks 15.8 wks 95% 1.9 weeks longer
3 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 87 8.2 wks 31.5 wks 74% 0.3 weeks shorter
4 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 353 9.1 wks 22.4 wks 88% 2.7 weeks longer

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

Area median wait over two years

  • Humber and North Yorkshire
  • England
Humber and North Yorkshire: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 6.2 weeks to 7.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0246810Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20267.6 wks
Show the figures
MonthHumber and North YorkshireEngland
August 20267.67.6
July 20266.27.3
June 202657.3
May 202667.8
April 20266.97.7
March 20266.87.2
February 20266.17.4
January 20266.38.7
December 20256.48.4
November 20256.47.8
October 20255.87.5
September 20256.77.7
August 20256.87.6
July 202566.9
June 20255.97.1
May 20256.67.7
April 20256.67.6
March 20255.77.5
February 20255.77.4
January 20256.48.3
December 20245.88
November 20245.27.4
October 202457.6
September 20246.28.2

Search near your postcode

We only use the first half of your postcode (for example OX3), and we don't store it. If you use your location, we round it to about 1 km, use it once to find your postcode area, and don't store it.