ShortestWait

Hospital waiting times in Norfolk and Suffolk

East of England17 providersAugust 2026 figures

Across Norfolk and Suffolk's hospitals, 160,586 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
39.9 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
3,484

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Area median England median Shortest in the area
General surgery 13.3 wks 12.8 wks St Edmunds Hospital (9.7 wks)
Urology 13.7 wks 12.2 wks The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust (11.5 wks)
Orthopaedics 16.4 wks 13.9 wks St Edmunds Hospital (8.5 wks)
Ear, nose and throat 15.2 wks 15.4 wks Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (13.0 wks)
Ophthalmology (eyes) 10.1 wks 10.4 wks Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (N2s) (3.4 wks)
Oral surgery 12.9 wks 16.4 wks The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust (8.0 wks)
Plastic surgery 17.9 wks 14.0 wks The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust (7.6 wks)
General medicine 9.2 wks 10.2 wks The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust (5.1 wks)
Gastroenterology 10.4 wks 11.0 wks The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust (8.8 wks)
Cardiology (heart) 12.4 wks 11.9 wks West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (10.7 wks)
Dermatology (skin) 10.2 wks 10.5 wks West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (7.9 wks)
Respiratory medicine 12.5 wks 10.4 wks West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (7.7 wks)
Neurology 13.9 wks 13.2 wks Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (10.7 wks)
Rheumatology 11.3 wks 10.9 wks Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (10.8 wks)
Elderly medicine 5.1 wks 7.6 wks Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (6.2 wks)
Gynaecology 14.0 wks 14.2 wks The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust (10.2 wks)
Other medical specialties 11.5 wks 10.7 wks The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust (7.4 wks)
Other mental health 6.0 wks 8.4 wks no provider with 50+ waiting
Other paediatric specialties 14.4 wks 12.3 wks The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust (10.6 wks)
Other surgical specialties 9.8 wks 11.4 wks Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (7.7 wks)
Other services 9.7 wks 8.7 wks Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (5.4 wks)

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Norfolk and Suffolk
  • England
Norfolk and Suffolk: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.7 weeks to 12.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.6 wks
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MonthNorfolk and SuffolkEngland
August 202612.612.2
July 202612.612
June 202612.911.9
May 202613.212.4
April 202612.611.9
March 202612.211.3
February 202613.913.2
January 202614.513.6
December 202514.913.5
November 202514.712.9
October 202515.913.3
September 202515.713.4
August 202515.713.5
July 202515.813.1
June 202515.413.4
May 202515.413.6
April 202514.813.3
March 202515.613.9
February 202515.714.2
January 202515.914.5
December 202415.614.2
November 202415.614
October 202415.614.2
September 202415.714.4

Hospitals and providers in Norfolk and Suffolk

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