ShortestWait

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust East of England Area: Central East

At the end of August 2026, 75,563 patients were waiting for treatment at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 13.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
39.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
60%
Waiting over a year
450

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 6,130 13.1 wks 12.8 wks 38.9 wks 160th of 238
Urology 4,829 11.3 wks 12.2 wks 34.6 wks 94th of 180
Orthopaedics 7,105 15.9 wks 13.9 wks 41.5 wks 232nd of 299
Ear, nose and throat 7,325 16.7 wks 15.4 wks 38.9 wks 115th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 5,977 14.0 wks 10.4 wks 41.7 wks 276th of 301
Oral surgery 2,819 17.9 wks 16.4 wks 44.0 wks 72nd of 112
Plastic surgery 1,420 10.4 wks 14.0 wks 38.1 wks 34th of 82
General medicine 56 3.6 wks 10.2 wks 10.8 wks 5th of 62
Gastroenterology 5,481 9.2 wks 11.0 wks 32.4 wks 80th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 6,270 17.3 wks 11.9 wks 42.6 wks 118th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 5,609 12.5 wks 10.5 wks 39.1 wks 83rd of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,244 7.4 wks 10.4 wks 29.4 wks 27th of 120
Neurology 1,689 13.6 wks 13.2 wks 44.2 wks 53rd of 87
Rheumatology 1,442 12.5 wks 10.9 wks 30.6 wks 89th of 120
Elderly medicine 352 6.9 wks 7.6 wks 26.0 wks 51st of 96
Gynaecology 6,945 16.3 wks 14.2 wks 44.5 wks 143rd of 176
Other medical specialties 7,653 14.1 wks 10.7 wks 37.1 wks 126th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 885 10.9 wks 12.3 wks 34.0 wks 50th of 113
Other surgical specialties 1,756 8.5 wks 11.4 wks 34.1 wks 34th of 129
Other services 576 19.5 wks 8.7 wks 41.9 wks 111th 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

  • North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16.6 weeks to 13.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.9 wks12.2 wks
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MonthNorth West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202613.912.2
July 202613.612
June 20261411.9
May 202613.912.4
April 202613.211.9
March 20261311.3
February 202614.313.2
January 202614.613.6
December 202514.713.5
November 202514.612.9
October 202514.913.3
September 202514.913.4
August 202515.113.5
July 202514.913.1
June 202516.213.4
May 202516.513.6
April 202515.913.3
March 202516.613.9
February 202516.714.2
January 202516.914.5
December 202416.814.2
November 202416.914
October 202416.714.2
September 202416.614.4

Where it treats patients

North West Anglia 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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