ShortestWait

Hospital waiting times in West Yorkshire

North East and Yorkshire27 providersAugust 2026 figures

Across West Yorkshire's hospitals, 255,748 patients were waiting at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 10.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
10.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
33.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
70%
Waiting over a year
1,975

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Area median England median Shortest in the area
General surgery 9.6 wks 12.8 wks Huddersfield Private Hospital (4.3 wks)
Urology 10.7 wks 12.2 wks Huddersfield Private Hospital (4.4 wks)
Orthopaedics 12.8 wks 13.9 wks Spire Methley Park Hospital (6.2 wks)
Ear, nose and throat 14.5 wks 15.4 wks The Yorkshire Clinic (9.2 wks)
Ophthalmology (eyes) 8.8 wks 10.4 wks The Yorkshire Clinic (5.0 wks)
Oral surgery 12.6 wks 16.4 wks Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (10.7 wks)
Neurosurgery 11.1 wks 13.4 wks Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (11.1 wks)
Plastic surgery 11.4 wks 14.0 wks Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (6.7 wks)
Cardiothoracic surgery 7.7 wks 9.6 wks Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (7.7 wks)
General medicine 4.4 wks 10.2 wks Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (1.9 wks)
Gastroenterology 8.0 wks 11.0 wks The Living Care Group (0.7 wks)
Cardiology (heart) 7.4 wks 11.9 wks Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (4.9 wks)
Dermatology (skin) 7.3 wks 10.5 wks Novus Health Ltd (4.0 wks)
Respiratory medicine 8.7 wks 10.4 wks Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (4.9 wks)
Neurology 13.1 wks 13.2 wks Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (7.2 wks)
Rheumatology 10.5 wks 10.9 wks Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (7.6 wks)
Elderly medicine 9.3 wks 7.6 wks Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (4.4 wks)
Gynaecology 12.7 wks 14.2 wks Huddersfield Private Hospital (4.8 wks)
Other medical specialties 9.9 wks 10.7 wks Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (7.1 wks)
Other paediatric specialties 13.7 wks 12.3 wks Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (9.9 wks)
Other surgical specialties 9.9 wks 11.4 wks Locala Community Partnerships Cic (5.5 wks)
Other services 5.9 wks 8.7 wks South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust (5.6 wks)

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • West Yorkshire
  • England
West Yorkshire: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.7 weeks to 10.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.5 wks12.2 wks
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MonthWest YorkshireEngland
August 202610.512.2
July 202610.312
June 202610.211.9
May 202610.912.4
April 202610.311.9
March 20269.811.3
February 202611.113.2
January 202611.513.6
December 202511.313.5
November 202510.712.9
October 202511.113.3
September 202511.213.4
August 202511.313.5
July 202510.813.1
June 202511.213.4
May 202511.413.6
April 202510.913.3
March 202510.513.9
February 202511.814.2
January 202512.214.5
December 202411.814.2
November 202411.314
October 202411.614.2
September 202411.714.4

Hospitals and providers in West Yorkshire

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