ShortestWait

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South West Area: Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

At the end of August 2026, 96,608 patients were waiting for treatment at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 11.1 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.1 weeks
92% waiting less than
34.4 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
69%
Waiting over a year
525

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 712 10.2 wks 12.8 wks 30.5 wks 91st of 238
Urology 5,445 10.3 wks 12.2 wks 28.6 wks 70th of 180
Orthopaedics 8,550 13.8 wks 13.9 wks 37.2 wks 189th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 5,546 12.4 wks 15.4 wks 35.4 wks 47th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 7,138 8.8 wks 10.4 wks 30.0 wks 167th of 301
Oral surgery 2,465 13.2 wks 16.4 wks 34.1 wks 33rd of 112
Neurosurgery 1,232 9.3 wks 13.4 wks 27.4 wks 4th of 37
Plastic surgery 2,881 9.5 wks 14.0 wks 37.8 wks 28th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 479 9.6 wks 9.6 wks 28.4 wks 14th of 21
General medicine 1 23.5 wks 10.2 wks 23.9 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 1,591 8.1 wks 11.0 wks 33.3 wks 55th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 6,726 13.9 wks 11.9 wks 39.5 wks 97th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 5,564 7.4 wks 10.5 wks 26.3 wks 22nd of 111
Respiratory medicine 2,052 7.7 wks 10.4 wks 29.8 wks 31st of 120
Neurology 4,432 12.2 wks 13.2 wks 32.6 wks 41st of 87
Rheumatology 1,836 11.3 wks 10.9 wks 38.8 wks 83rd of 120
Elderly medicine 350 5.6 wks 7.6 wks 15.3 wks 31st of 96
Gynaecology 10,227 13.7 wks 14.2 wks 38.6 wks 101st of 176
Other medical specialties 9,142 9.2 wks 10.7 wks 28.0 wks 55th of 145
Other mental health 34 3.2 wks 8.4 wks 19.1 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 9,471 14.9 wks 12.3 wks 42.6 wks 90th of 113
Other surgical specialties 10,363 9.1 wks 11.4 wks 32.6 wks 43rd of 129
Other services 371 4.9 wks 8.7 wks 30.8 wks 11th 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

  • Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 13.5 weeks to 11.1 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.1 wks
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MonthBristol NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202611.112.2
July 202610.512
June 202610.711.9
May 202611.412.4
April 202610.811.9
March 202610.511.3
February 202611.813.2
January 202611.913.6
December 202511.613.5
November 202510.812.9
October 202511.613.3
September 20251213.4
August 202512.113.5
July 202511.513.1
June 20251213.4
May 202511.713.6
April 202511.913.3
March 202511.313.9
February 202512.614.2
January 202512.514.5
December 202412.614.2
November 202412.214
October 202413.514.2
September 202413.514.4

Where it treats patients

Bristol NHS Foundation 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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