ShortestWait

Other surgical specialties waiting times in Norfolk and Suffolk

East of EnglandAugust 2026 figures

Across Norfolk and Suffolk, 10,069 patients were waiting for other surgical specialties treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 9.8 weeks, against 11.4 weeks across England.

Area median wait
9.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
38.9 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
72%
Ranked providers
4

Hospitals in Norfolk and Suffolk ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,244 7.7 wks 37.1 wks 76% no change
2 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,159 9.5 wks 31.6 wks 75% 5.1 weeks shorter
3 James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,875 10.6 wks 33.8 wks 73% 0.9 weeks shorter
4 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 3,791 10.7 wks 45.7 wks 68% 1.3 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every other surgical specialties provider in England, or search by postcode below.

Area median wait over two years

  • Norfolk and Suffolk
  • England
Norfolk and Suffolk: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.1 weeks to 9.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20269.8 wks11.4 wks
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MonthNorfolk and SuffolkEngland
August 20269.811.4
July 202610.511.3
June 202610.511.2
May 202611.711.9
April 202610.511.4
March 20269.710.7
February 202611.612.5
January 20261213
December 202512.112.9
November 202511.312.3
October 202511.912.6
September 202511.812.6
August 202511.412.5
July 202511.512
June 202511.712.5
May 202511.312.9
April 202510.912.5
March 202510.512.4
February 202511.313.4
January 202511.413.8
December 202411.313.8
November 202410.813.3
October 202411.113.7
September 202411.113.9

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