West Midlands Hospital

Independent provider Midlands Area: Black Country

At the end of August 2026, 816 patients were waiting for treatment at West Midlands Hospital. Half had waited less than 13.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
33.3 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
67%
Waiting over a year
3

Waiting times by specialty

West Midlands Hospital waiting times by specialty, August 2026
Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 55 11.5 wks 12.8 wks 32.6 wks 116th of 238
Urology 27 10.8 wks 12.2 wks 30.4 wks under 50 waiting
Orthopaedics 594 13.7 wks 13.9 wks 31.8 wks 187th of 299
Plastic surgery 1 11.5 wks 14.0 wks 11.9 wks under 50 waiting
Gynaecology 92 15.3 wks 14.2 wks 37.6 wks 128th of 176
Other medical specialties 40 13.0 wks 10.7 wks 33.4 wks under 50 waiting
Other services 7 42.5 wks 8.7 wks 48.4 wks under 50 waiting

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • West Midlands Hospital
  • England
West Midlands Hospital: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16.7 weeks to 13.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015202530Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.8 wks
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West Midlands Hospital: median wait in weeks by month
MonthWest Midlands HospitalEngland
August 202613.812.2
July 202612.912
June 202611.111.9
May 20261212.4
April 202611.711.9
March 202612.611.3
February 202615.113.2
January 202614.813.6
December 202517.713.5
November 202524.512.9
October 202522.213.3
September 202519.913.4
August 202517.213.5
July 202516.713.1
June 202517.113.4
May 202516.913.6
April 202515.813.3
March 202516.313.9
February 202518.914.2
January 202518.214.5
December 202419.314.2
November 202418.314
October 202416.914.2
September 202416.714.4

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