ShortestWait

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Hampshire and Isle of Wight

At the end of August 2026, 12,463 patients were waiting for treatment at Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 11.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
66%
Waiting over a year
80

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 727 14.2 wks 12.8 wks 42.2 wks 181st of 238
Urology 367 6.0 wks 12.2 wks 14.3 wks 13th of 180
Orthopaedics 2,269 16.9 wks 13.9 wks 46.1 wks 254th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 774 11.2 wks 15.4 wks 27.4 wks 38th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 2,321 14.1 wks 10.4 wks 32.5 wks 279th of 301
Oral surgery 552 15.7 wks 16.4 wks 42.5 wks 53rd of 112
General medicine 2 2.0 wks 10.2 wks 2.8 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 745 8.0 wks 11.0 wks 22.9 wks 54th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 795 16.8 wks 11.9 wks 37.2 wks 115th of 125
Respiratory medicine 230 8.8 wks 10.4 wks 20.0 wks 45th of 120
Neurology 3 5.5 wks 13.2 wks 6.8 wks under 50 waiting
Rheumatology 664 9.0 wks 10.9 wks 32.4 wks 50th of 120
Elderly medicine 26 2.3 wks 7.6 wks 4.7 wks under 50 waiting
Gynaecology 792 8.5 wks 14.2 wks 25.6 wks 21st of 176
Other medical specialties 1,026 8.7 wks 10.7 wks 21.2 wks 47th of 145
Other surgical specialties 1,116 12.2 wks 11.4 wks 36.7 wks 88th of 129
Other services 54 6.0 wks 8.7 wks 18.7 wks 25th of 119

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Isle of Wight NHS Trust
  • England
Isle of Wight NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.8 weeks to 11.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.9 wks
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MonthIsle of Wight NHS TrustEngland
August 202611.912.2
July 202611.512
June 202611.811.9
May 202612.412.4
April 202612.311.9
March 202611.711.3
February 202613.513.2
January 202613.713.6
December 20251313.5
November 20251212.9
October 202512.413.3
September 202512.613.4
August 202512.813.5
July 202512.313.1
June 202512.713.4
May 202513.613.6
April 202513.513.3
March 202514.413.9
February 202514.914.2
January 202515.714.5
December 202415.814.2
November 202415.814
October 202415.914.2
September 202415.814.4

Where it treats patients

Isle of Wight NHS Trust reports one set of figures for all its hospitals, so the waits above cover every site below.

Sites come from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Some clinics a trust runs inside other organisations' hospitals are not listed.

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