ShortestWait

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust Midlands Area: Black Country

At the end of August 2026, 28,492 patients were waiting for treatment at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 10.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
10.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
32.4 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
73%
Waiting over a year
11

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,670 14.9 wks 12.8 wks 42.8 wks 198th of 238
Orthopaedics 4,036 11.9 wks 13.9 wks 40.2 wks 135th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 2,746 11.9 wks 15.4 wks 28.8 wks 42nd of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 872 7.4 wks 10.4 wks 23.6 wks 123rd of 301
Oral surgery 2,439 14.7 wks 16.4 wks 33.2 wks 44th of 112
Gastroenterology 815 8.8 wks 11.0 wks 17.9 wks 70th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,833 7.7 wks 11.9 wks 17.5 wks 17th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 1,209 8.7 wks 10.5 wks 28.5 wks 34th of 111
Respiratory medicine 763 8.3 wks 10.4 wks 17.4 wks 37th of 120
Neurology 740 5.7 wks 13.2 wks 17.6 wks 4th of 87
Rheumatology 880 13.6 wks 10.9 wks 27.6 wks 100th of 120
Elderly medicine 203 4.7 wks 7.6 wks 14.8 wks 16th of 96
Gynaecology 2,418 9.3 wks 14.2 wks 30.0 wks 32nd of 176
Other medical specialties 2,550 11.9 wks 10.7 wks 40.6 wks 100th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 3,198 9.7 wks 12.3 wks 30.1 wks 27th of 113
Other surgical specialties 2,032 7.4 wks 11.4 wks 31.1 wks 21st of 129
Other services 88 6.9 wks 8.7 wks 13.6 wks 39th 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

  • Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
  • England
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 12.1 weeks to 10.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.3 wks12.2 wks
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MonthWalsall Healthcare NHS TrustEngland
August 202610.312.2
July 20269.812
June 20269.511.9
May 202610.112.4
April 20269.311.9
March 20268.711.3
February 202610.913.2
January 202611.613.6
December 202511.113.5
November 202510.512.9
October 202510.613.3
September 202510.713.4
August 202510.813.5
July 202510.113.1
June 202510.613.4
May 202511.413.6
April 202510.513.3
March 20251013.9
February 202511.314.2
January 202511.914.5
December 202411.614.2
November 202411.214
October 202411.914.2
September 202412.114.4

Where it treats patients

Walsall Healthcare 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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