ShortestWait

Barts Health NHS Trust

NHS trust London Area: North East London

At the end of August 2026, 122,536 patients were waiting for treatment at Barts Health NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 12.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
38.4 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
1,012

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,700 12.0 wks 12.8 wks 38.1 wks 128th of 238
Urology 6,071 13.6 wks 12.2 wks 38.0 wks 140th of 180
Orthopaedics 8,893 15.9 wks 13.9 wks 39.7 wks 231st of 299
Ear, nose and throat 6,006 17.8 wks 15.4 wks 46.9 wks 129th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 6,519 11.9 wks 10.4 wks 33.6 wks 251st of 301
Oral surgery 3,568 12.8 wks 16.4 wks 41.1 wks 30th of 112
Neurosurgery 1,441 18.2 wks 13.4 wks 44.8 wks 31st of 37
Plastic surgery 1,351 15.8 wks 14.0 wks 47.4 wks 65th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 4 8.0 wks 9.6 wks 18.7 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 64 16.3 wks 10.2 wks 35.9 wks 58th of 62
Gastroenterology 8,819 12.3 wks 11.0 wks 37.4 wks 131st of 166
Cardiology (heart) 8,277 10.2 wks 11.9 wks 29.5 wks 39th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 7,442 14.6 wks 10.5 wks 40.6 wks 99th of 111
Respiratory medicine 4,286 10.9 wks 10.4 wks 29.9 wks 76th of 120
Neurology 2,987 15.8 wks 13.2 wks 39.6 wks 63rd of 87
Rheumatology 1,262 10.2 wks 10.9 wks 26.1 wks 63rd of 120
Elderly medicine 179 4.3 wks 7.6 wks 15.2 wks 9th of 96
Gynaecology 9,065 12.1 wks 14.2 wks 36.7 wks 63rd of 176
Other medical specialties 20,048 11.2 wks 10.7 wks 36.1 wks 93rd of 145
Other mental health 2 12.5 wks 8.4 wks 12.9 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 9,647 16.9 wks 12.3 wks 42.7 wks 102nd of 113
Other surgical specialties 10,869 9.8 wks 11.4 wks 36.3 wks 59th of 129
Other services 1,036 9.1 wks 8.7 wks 36.1 wks 68th 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

  • Barts Health NHS Trust
  • England
Barts Health NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.5 weeks to 12.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.5 wks
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MonthBarts Health NHS TrustEngland
August 202612.512.2
July 202612.512
June 202612.911.9
May 202613.212.4
April 202612.711.9
March 202612.711.3
February 202614.413.2
January 202615.313.6
December 202515.213.5
November 202515.112.9
October 202515.213.3
September 202515.213.4
August 202515.413.5
July 202514.813.1
June 202514.813.4
May 202515.313.6
April 202514.913.3
March 202515.713.9
February 202516.114.2
January 202515.814.5
December 202415.514.2
November 202415.514
October 202415.514.2
September 202415.514.4

Where it treats patients

Barts Health 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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