ShortestWait

Plastic surgery waiting times in Norfolk and Suffolk

East of EnglandAugust 2026 figures

Across Norfolk and Suffolk, 2,462 patients were waiting for plastic surgery treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 17.9 weeks, against 14.0 weeks across England.

Area median wait
17.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
45.3 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
50%
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 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 58 7.6 wks 46.2 wks 76% 3.4 weeks shorter
2 James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 152 12.4 wks 33.8 wks 63% 2.7 weeks shorter
3 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 807 17.1 wks 42.7 wks 52% 2.1 weeks shorter
4 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,442 19.0 wks 46.6 wks 47% 2.0 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every plastic surgery 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 23.6 weeks to 17.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015202530Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202617.9 wks14 wks
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MonthNorfolk and SuffolkEngland
August 202617.914
July 202618.513.7
June 202618.214
May 202619.814.6
April 202620.114.3
March 202619.215.2
February 202619.715.9
January 202619.616.3
December 202519.415.8
November 202518.715.1
October 202519.314.8
September 202519.614.3
August 202521.214.5
July 202519.814.1
June 202520.714.9
May 202520.815.4
April 202520.715.4
March 202520.416.3
February 20252116.5
January 202520.616.8
December 202421.516.3
November 202422.215.9
October 202422.515.7
September 202423.615.7

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