ShortestWait

Cobalt Hospital

Independent provider North East and Yorkshire Area: North East and North Cumbria

At the end of August 2026, 2,209 patients were waiting for treatment at Cobalt Hospital. Half had waited less than 11.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
39.0 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
68%
Waiting over a year
22

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 413 14.7 wks 12.8 wks 45.0 wks 192nd of 238
Orthopaedics 463 13.1 wks 13.9 wks 41.2 wks 167th of 299
Plastic surgery 951 12.0 wks 14.0 wks 35.5 wks 45th of 82
Gastroenterology 382 7.5 wks 11.0 wks 25.2 wks 45th of 166

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Cobalt Hospital
  • England
Cobalt Hospital: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 10.8 weeks to 11.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.8 wks
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MonthCobalt HospitalEngland
August 202611.812.2
July 202611.412
June 202612.111.9
May 202613.112.4
April 20261311.9
March 202611.711.3
February 202612.313.2
January 202612.113.6
December 202511.413.5
November 20259.612.9
October 20259.513.3
September 20259.813.4
August 20259.413.5
July 20258.513.1
June 20259.713.4
May 20251113.6
April 202511.213.3
March 202510.313.9
February 202512.814.2
January 20251414.5
December 202412.314.2
November 20241114
October 202411.414.2
September 202410.814.4

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