Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Surrey and Sussex

At the end of August 2026, 14,239 patients were waiting for treatment at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 14.0 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
14.0 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.9 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
61%
Waiting over a year
335

Waiting times by specialty

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust waiting times by specialty, August 2026
Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
Orthopaedics 14,239 14.0 wks 13.9 wks 41.9 wks 194th of 299

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 11.1 weeks to 14 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202614 wks12.2 wks
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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks by month
MonthSussex Community NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 20261412.2
July 202614.512
June 202615.311.9
May 202616.712.4
April 202616.411.9
March 202616.111.3
February 202616.613.2
January 202613.413.6
December 202511.713.5
November 202510.612.9
October 202510.713.3
September 202510.213.4
August 20259.813.5
July 20258.913.1
June 2025913.4
May 20259.413.6
April 20258.913.3
March 20258.413.9
February 20259.714.2
January 202510.314.5
December 20249.714.2
November 20241214
October 202411.714.2
September 202411.114.4

Where it treats patients

Sussex Community 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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