South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
At the end of August 2026, 61,738 patients were waiting for treatment at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 9.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
- Median wait
- 9.6 weeks
- 92% waiting less than
- 29.0 weeks
- Waiting under 18 weeks
- 75%
- Waiting over a year
- 0
Waiting times by specialty
| Specialty | Waiting | Median wait |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 4,766 | 7.2 wks |
| Urology | 6,466 | 12.3 wks |
| Orthopaedics | 8,783 | 15.6 wks |
| Ear, nose and throat | 5,138 | 9.0 wks |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 9,353 | 10.0 wks |
| Oral surgery | 5,032 | 11.7 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 1,127 | 4.2 wks |
| Cardiology (heart) | 2,451 | 8.1 wks |
| Respiratory medicine | 2,634 | 9.4 wks |
| Neurology | 1,623 | 9.2 wks |
| Rheumatology | 1,072 | 11.1 wks |
| Elderly medicine | 1,015 | 6.4 wks |
| Gynaecology | 3,534 | 9.6 wks |
| Other medical specialties | 1,593 | 6.1 wks |
| Other paediatric specialties | 3,007 | 11.0 wks |
| Other surgical specialties | 117 | 7.1 wks |
| Other services | 4,027 | 3.9 wks |
Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.
Median wait across all specialties
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
- England
Show the figures
| Month | South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | England |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 9.6 | 12.2 |
| July 2026 | 8.8 | 12 |
| June 2026 | 8.7 | 11.9 |
| May 2026 | 9.5 | 12.4 |
| April 2026 | 8.8 | 11.9 |
| March 2026 | 8.1 | 11.3 |
| February 2026 | 9 | 13.2 |
| January 2026 | 9.9 | 13.6 |
| December 2025 | 9.6 | 13.5 |
| November 2025 | 9 | 12.9 |
| October 2025 | 8.8 | 13.3 |
| September 2025 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
| August 2025 | 9.8 | 13.5 |
| July 2025 | 9.0 | 13.1 |
| June 2025 | 9.1 | 13.4 |
| May 2025 | 9.5 | 13.6 |
| April 2025 | 9 | 13.3 |
| March 2025 | 8.5 | 13.9 |
| February 2025 | 8.9 | 14.2 |
| January 2025 | 9.6 | 14.5 |
| December 2024 | 9.7 | 14.2 |
| November 2024 | 9.3 | 14 |
| October 2024 | 9.4 | 14.2 |
| September 2024 | 10.1 | 14.4 |
A&E: seen within four hours
In September 2026, 74.7% of the 21,549 people who went to A&E at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. The NHS standard is 95%. A year earlier it was 72.7%.
- All A&E within 4 hours
- 74.7%
- Major A&E within 4 hours
- 59.4%
- Attendances
- 21,549
- Waited 12+ hours for a bed
- 2
All A&E includes urgent treatment centres, minor injury units and walk-in centres the trust runs; major A&E is consultant-led emergency departments only. The 12-hour figure counts patients who waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit them to getting a bed. Source: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions.
Care Quality Commission rating
Overall rating: Requires improvement. Published 3 February 2023. Read the CQC report
- Durham Diagnostic & Treatment Centre: Good published 10 June 2020
- Sunderland Royal Hospital: Requires improvement published 3 February 2023
The CQC inspects and rates every hospital in England as outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate. Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
Where it treats patients
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of figures for all its hospitals, so the waits above cover every site below.
- Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland SR4 7TP
- Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital, Sunderland SR1 3AE
- Sunderland Eye Infirmary, Sunderland SR2 9HP
- Primrose Hill Hospital, Jarrow NE32 5HA
- Durham Diagnostic & Treatment Centre, Durham DH1 1HP
Sites come from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Some clinics a trust runs inside other organisations' hospitals are not listed.
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