ShortestWait

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust East of England Area: Central East

At the end of August 2026, 38,530 patients were waiting for treatment at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 14.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
14.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.9 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
59%
Waiting over a year
882

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,262 18.8 wks 12.8 wks 45.8 wks 224th of 238
Urology 2,415 13.8 wks 12.2 wks 39.5 wks 142nd of 180
Orthopaedics 3,071 15.5 wks 13.9 wks 44.2 wks 223rd of 299
Ear, nose and throat 4,779 20.3 wks 15.4 wks 42.0 wks 141st of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 4,128 15.2 wks 10.4 wks 43.9 wks 290th of 301
Oral surgery 1,562 16.7 wks 16.4 wks 36.8 wks 58th of 112
Cardiothoracic surgery 1 12.5 wks 9.6 wks 12.9 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 72 3.7 wks 10.2 wks 13.2 wks 8th of 62
Gastroenterology 1,719 10.0 wks 11.0 wks 21.2 wks 90th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,989 10.3 wks 11.9 wks 27.1 wks 43rd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 1,427 5.2 wks 10.5 wks 11.7 wks 10th of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,057 7.6 wks 10.4 wks 18.8 wks 28th of 120
Neurology 1,170 11.2 wks 13.2 wks 26.3 wks 34th of 87
Rheumatology 1,409 20.4 wks 10.9 wks 49.9 wks 117th of 120
Elderly medicine 21 8.9 wks 7.6 wks 14.3 wks under 50 waiting
Gynaecology 4,362 19.8 wks 14.2 wks 44.1 wks 167th of 176
Other medical specialties 3,797 12.4 wks 10.7 wks 47.5 wks 109th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 922 18.1 wks 12.3 wks 47.5 wks 105th of 113
Other surgical specialties 2,235 12.3 wks 11.4 wks 40.2 wks 92nd of 129
Other services 132 10.5 wks 8.7 wks 43.8 wks 78th 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

  • Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 21.1 weeks to 14.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202614.4 wks12.2 wks
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MonthMilton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202614.412.2
July 202614.512
June 202614.211.9
May 202614.412.4
April 202613.111.9
March 202612.911.3
February 202614.913.2
January 202615.413.6
December 202515.913.5
November 202516.212.9
October 202517.213.3
September 202518.013.4
August 202517.713.5
July 20251813.1
June 202517.713.4
May 202518.413.6
April 202519.513.3
March 202519.113.9
February 202519.814.2
January 202520.414.5
December 202420.814.2
November 20242114
October 202420.714.2
September 202421.114.4

Where it treats patients

Milton Keynes University Hospital 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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