Compare Shirley Oaks Hospital, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Put up to three hospitals or providers side by side, for one specialty or for all of them. Figures for patients waiting at the end of August 2026.

First provider Second provider Third provider (optional) Specialty

Median wait by specialty

Median waits by specialty compared
Specialty	Shirley Oaks Hospital	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust	England
General surgery	7.2	–	12.8
Urology	11.2	4.1 (shortest)	12.2
Orthopaedics	10.4	9.1 (shortest)	13.9
Ophthalmology (eyes)	5.8	–	10.4
Plastic surgery	–	2.5*	14.0
Gastroenterology	7.6	4.8*	11.0
Neurology	36.5*	44.5*	13.2
Rheumatology	–	8.5	10.9
Gynaecology	33.5*	–	14.2
Other medical specialties	–	8.5	10.7
Other mental health	–	3.9*	8.4
Other paediatric specialties	–	7.3	12.3
Other surgical specialties	–	11.0	11.4
Other services	12.1	6.3 (shortest)	8.7
All specialties	10.0	8.9 (shortest)	12.2

Median wait in weeks. The shortest in each row is marked in bold; * means fewer than 50 patients waiting, so not compared. Choose a specialty to see a trend chart.