Compare Birmingham Women'S and Children'S NHS Foundation Trust, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation 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.

Median wait by specialty

Median waits by specialty compared
Specialty Birmingham Women'S and Children'S NHS Foundation TrustThe Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust England
General surgery – 19.5 12.8
Urology 16.0* 10.1 12.2
Orthopaedics 26.5* 13.3 13.9
Ear, nose and throat – 17.4 15.4
Ophthalmology (eyes) – 13.2 10.4
Oral surgery – 18.8 16.4
Plastic surgery – 9.6 14.0
General medicine – 5.0* 10.2
Gastroenterology – 12.8 11.0
Cardiology (heart) – 7.0 11.9
Dermatology (skin) – 10.4 10.5
Respiratory medicine – 9.3 10.4
Neurology – 19.2 13.2
Rheumatology – 8.1 10.9
Elderly medicine – 8.9 7.6
Gynaecology 15.2 (shortest) 15.5 14.2
Other medical specialties 12.5 11.7 (shortest) 10.7
Other mental health 13.5* – 8.4
Other paediatric specialties 10.7 (shortest) 13.4 12.3
Other surgical specialties 10.9 8.3 (shortest) 11.4
Other services 4.2 (shortest) 17.1 8.7
All specialties 12.2 (shortest) 13.0 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.