Compare North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals 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 North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation TrustThe Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust England
General surgery 14.5 10.9 (shortest) 12.8
Urology 10.9 (shortest) 11.3 12.2
Orthopaedics 8.0 (shortest) 12.4 13.9
Ear, nose and throat – 11.2 15.4
Ophthalmology (eyes) – 9.2 10.4
Oral surgery – 12.4 16.4
Neurosurgery – 11.4 13.4
Plastic surgery – 10.0 14.0
Cardiothoracic surgery – 14.0 9.6
General medicine 6.2 (shortest) 8.2 10.2
Gastroenterology 10.7 7.6 (shortest) 11.0
Cardiology (heart) 7.9 (shortest) 10.5 11.9
Dermatology (skin) – 11.5 10.5
Respiratory medicine 12.8 4.6 (shortest) 10.4
Neurology – 9.3 13.2
Rheumatology 10.7 7.6 (shortest) 10.9
Elderly medicine 8.4 5.2 (shortest) 7.6
Gynaecology 17.1 9.2 (shortest) 14.2
Other medical specialties – 8.7 10.7
Other paediatric specialties 19.4 9.9 (shortest) 12.3
Other surgical specialties 4.0 (shortest) 12.9 11.4
Other services 14.9 7.5 (shortest) 8.7
All specialties 11.1 10.3 (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.