Plastic surgery waiting times at Cobalt Hospital
At the end of August 2026, half of the 951 patients waiting for plastic surgery treatment at Cobalt Hospital had waited less than 12.0 weeks, and 92% less than 35.5 weeks. That is 2.0 weeks shorter than the England median of 14.0 weeks.
- Median wait
- 12.0 weeks
- 92% waiting less than
- 35.5 weeks
- Waiting under 18 weeks
- 68%
- Patients waiting
- 951
45th shortest of 82 providers in England, and 11th of 16 in North East and Yorkshire, ranked by median wait. See the full plastic surgery ranking.
Shorter waits within 30 miles
Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of Cobalt Hospital and a shorter median wait for plastic surgery. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.
- Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd median 9.0 weeks · 4 miles away (Tyneside Surgical Services At the Newcastle Clinic) · Independent · compare
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust median 9.3 weeks · 2 miles away (North Tyneside General Hospital Elective Surgical Hub) · NHS · compare
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust median 10.0 weeks · 3 miles away (Palmers Community Hospital) · NHS · compare
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust median 11.0 weeks · 12 miles away (Ryhope General Hospital) · NHS · compare
Median wait over two years
- Cobalt Hospital
- England
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| Month | Cobalt Hospital | England |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 12 | 14 |
| July 2026 | 12.3 | 13.7 |
| June 2026 | 14.5 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 15.1 | 14.6 |
| April 2026 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
| March 2026 | 14 | 15.2 |
| February 2026 | 13.3 | 15.9 |
| January 2026 | 12.8 | 16.3 |
| December 2025 | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| November 2025 | 10.1 | 15.1 |
| October 2025 | 9.4 | 14.8 |
| September 2025 | 9.1 | 14.3 |
| August 2025 | 8.7 | 14.5 |
| July 2025 | 7.5 | 14.1 |
| June 2025 | 8.9 | 14.9 |
| May 2025 | 9.7 | 15.4 |
| April 2025 | 10.4 | 15.4 |
| March 2025 | 11.5 | 16.3 |
| February 2025 | 13.3 | 16.5 |
| January 2025 | 13.7 | 16.8 |
| December 2024 | 12.4 | 16.3 |
| November 2024 | 10.1 | 15.9 |
| October 2024 | 11.4 | 15.7 |
| September 2024 | 10.1 | 15.7 |
How long patients have been waiting
Share of the 951 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 68% had waited under 18 weeks; 7 had waited over a year.
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| Waited | Patients | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 weeks | 217 | 23% |
| 6 to 12 weeks | 260 | 27% |
| 12 to 18 weeks | 171 | 18% |
| 18 to 26 weeks | 142 | 15% |
| 26 to 39 weeks | 96 | 10% |
| 39 to 52 weeks | 58 | 6% |
| 52 to 65 weeks | 7 | <1% |
| 65 to 78 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| 78 to 104 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| Over 104 weeks | 0 | 0% |
Patients treated in August 2026
- 63 patients started treatment as an inpatient or day case. Their median wait was 26.9 weeks.
- 156 new patients joined the waiting list.
These completed waits show how long people who were actually treated had waited, which is often a better guide to an operation than the waiting list as a whole.
About these figures
- These are waits for plastic surgery as a whole, not for one particular operation. Within a specialty some treatments are quicker than others.
- Waits run from referral to the start of consultant-led treatment, for routine care. Urgent and suspected cancer referrals are seen sooner.
- Source: NHS England referral to treatment statistics for August 2026.
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