ShortestWait

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust East of England Area: Essex

At the end of August 2026, 165,277 patients were waiting for treatment at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 17.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
17.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
52.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
50%
Waiting over a year
13,427

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 9,158 16.2 wks 12.8 wks 55.9 wks 211th of 238
Urology 10,652 16.6 wks 12.2 wks 52.5 wks 169th of 180
Orthopaedics 11,377 30.8 wks 13.9 wks 66.6 wks 298th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 14,099 24.5 wks 15.4 wks 60.3 wks 150th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 13,629 14.2 wks 10.4 wks 43.3 wks 280th of 301
Oral surgery 7,023 28.3 wks 16.4 wks 60.0 wks 112th of 112
Neurosurgery 52 32.0 wks 13.4 wks 57.4 wks 37th of 37
Plastic surgery 7,067 21.1 wks 14.0 wks 57.1 wks 80th of 82
General medicine 2,312 11.3 wks 10.2 wks 35.2 wks 49th of 62
Gastroenterology 10,047 17.2 wks 11.0 wks 47.0 wks 161st of 166
Cardiology (heart) 11,056 12.3 wks 11.9 wks 33.0 wks 79th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 10,264 20.1 wks 10.5 wks 55.5 wks 109th of 111
Respiratory medicine 4,485 12.9 wks 10.4 wks 37.3 wks 104th of 120
Neurology 5,774 16.3 wks 13.2 wks 42.4 wks 69th of 87
Rheumatology 2,057 22.1 wks 10.9 wks 56.4 wks 119th of 120
Elderly medicine 677 7.3 wks 7.6 wks 24.2 wks 55th of 96
Gynaecology 14,350 19.1 wks 14.2 wks 49.9 wks 163rd of 176
Other medical specialties 15,429 15.6 wks 10.7 wks 43.8 wks 134th of 145
Other mental health 1 38.5 wks 8.4 wks 38.9 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 4,622 23.2 wks 12.3 wks 60.4 wks 113th of 113
Other surgical specialties 8,305 14.5 wks 11.4 wks 45.8 wks 118th of 129
Other services 2,841 10.4 wks 8.7 wks 40.3 wks 77th 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

  • Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 17.1 weeks to 17.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202617.8 wks12.2 wks
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MonthMid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202617.812.2
July 202618.112
June 202618.111.9
May 202617.912.4
April 202618.411.9
March 202617.711.3
February 202617.813.2
January 202618.413.6
December 202519.213.5
November 202518.412.9
October 202518.113.3
September 202517.713.4
August 202517.713.5
July 202518.113.1
June 202517.813.4
May 202517.813.6
April 202519.413.3
March 202518.413.9
February 202517.614.2
January 202517.714.5
December 202417.214.2
November 202416.714
October 20241714.2
September 202417.114.4

Where it treats patients

Mid and South Essex 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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