ShortestWait

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust East of England Area: Central East

At the end of August 2026, 86,990 patients were waiting for treatment at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 14.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
14.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
60%
Waiting over a year
1,215

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,069 16.3 wks 12.8 wks 41.2 wks 212th of 238
Urology 4,706 13.5 wks 12.2 wks 38.3 wks 139th of 180
Orthopaedics 7,426 20.8 wks 13.9 wks 50.3 wks 289th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 8,574 17.1 wks 15.4 wks 44.8 wks 117th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,863 11.8 wks 10.4 wks 33.9 wks 249th of 301
Oral surgery 7,264 22.4 wks 16.4 wks 47.2 wks 100th of 112
Plastic surgery 1,633 15.0 wks 14.0 wks 40.8 wks 60th of 82
General medicine 678 5.6 wks 10.2 wks 16.9 wks 18th of 62
Gastroenterology 3,110 10.2 wks 11.0 wks 37.2 wks 97th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 6,634 15.5 wks 11.9 wks 36.3 wks 110th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 8,467 16.5 wks 10.5 wks 41.8 wks 106th of 111
Respiratory medicine 3,286 12.0 wks 10.4 wks 31.4 wks 92nd of 120
Neurology 3,070 15.8 wks 13.2 wks 38.2 wks 64th of 87
Rheumatology 1,158 8.6 wks 10.9 wks 19.3 wks 48th of 120
Elderly medicine 298 8.0 wks 7.6 wks 20.2 wks 64th of 96
Gynaecology 7,133 12.3 wks 14.2 wks 37.7 wks 70th of 176
Other medical specialties 2,943 9.2 wks 10.7 wks 28.2 wks 53rd of 145
Other paediatric specialties 5,398 15.1 wks 12.3 wks 39.2 wks 92nd of 113
Other surgical specialties 6,276 9.9 wks 11.4 wks 39.3 wks 61st of 129
Other services 1,004 12.7 wks 8.7 wks 31.8 wks 92nd 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

  • Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 17 weeks to 14.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202614.5 wks12.2 wks
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MonthBedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202614.512.2
July 202614.212
June 202614.611.9
May 202614.112.4
April 202613.111.9
March 202612.911.3
February 202614.113.2
January 20261413.6
December 20251413.5
November 202513.712.9
October 202514.113.3
September 20251413.4
August 202514.313.5
July 202514.213.1
June 202514.413.4
May 202514.913.6
April 20251613.3
March 202517.513.9
February 202517.514.2
January 202517.614.5
December 202417.514.2
November 202417.114
October 202417.414.2
September 20241714.4

Where it treats patients

Bedfordshire Hospitals 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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