ShortestWait

Hospital waiting times in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Midlands11 providersAugust 2026 figures

Across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's hospitals, 128,674 patients were waiting at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 12.7 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.7 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.6 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
2,929

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Area median England median Shortest in the area
General surgery 15.5 wks 12.8 wks Woodthorpe Hospital (8.4 wks)
Urology 11.2 wks 12.2 wks Spire Nottingham Hospital (5.0 wks)
Orthopaedics 14.0 wks 13.9 wks Woodthorpe Hospital (9.5 wks)
Ear, nose and throat 15.1 wks 15.4 wks Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (12.6 wks)
Ophthalmology (eyes) 9.8 wks 10.4 wks Newmedica - Nottingham (5.5 wks)
Oral surgery 24.2 wks 16.4 wks Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (20.6 wks)
Neurosurgery 10.3 wks 13.4 wks Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (10.4 wks)
Plastic surgery 11.5 wks 14.0 wks Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (7.9 wks)
Cardiothoracic surgery 6.1 wks 9.6 wks Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (6.1 wks)
Gastroenterology 14.5 wks 11.0 wks Woodthorpe Hospital (5.3 wks)
Cardiology (heart) 9.9 wks 11.9 wks Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (6.9 wks)
Dermatology (skin) 11.2 wks 10.5 wks Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (8.9 wks)
Respiratory medicine 7.4 wks 10.4 wks Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (6.8 wks)
Neurology 10.2 wks 13.2 wks Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (10.2 wks)
Rheumatology 6.2 wks 10.9 wks Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (3.8 wks)
Elderly medicine 17.1 wks 7.6 wks Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (5.6 wks)
Gynaecology 17.1 wks 14.2 wks Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (13.3 wks)
Other medical specialties 14.6 wks 10.7 wks Woodthorpe Hospital (6.5 wks)
Other mental health 2.5 wks 8.4 wks no provider with 50+ waiting
Other paediatric specialties 8.9 wks 12.3 wks Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (8.3 wks)
Other surgical specialties 10.6 wks 11.4 wks Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (7.6 wks)
Other services 6.7 wks 8.7 wks Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (6.5 wks)

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
  • England
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.3 weeks to 12.7 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.7 wks
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MonthNottingham and NottinghamshireEngland
August 202612.712.2
July 202613.212
June 202611.911.9
May 202612.612.4
April 202612.411.9
March 202611.911.3
February 202614.613.2
January 202615.313.6
December 202514.713.5
November 202514.112.9
October 202513.613.3
September 202513.213.4
August 20251313.5
July 202512.313.1
June 202512.713.4
May 202513.413.6
April 20251313.3
March 202513.213.9
February 20251414.2
January 202514.314.5
December 202413.914.2
November 202414.214
October 202414.314.2
September 202414.314.4

Hospitals and providers in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

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