ShortestWait

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust East of England Area: Norfolk and Suffolk

At the end of August 2026, 32,866 patients were waiting for treatment at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
39.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
65%
Waiting over a year
613

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,010 16.5 wks 12.8 wks 42.3 wks 214th of 238
Urology 1,932 11.9 wks 12.2 wks 36.9 wks 107th of 180
Orthopaedics 4,215 17.6 wks 13.9 wks 43.3 wks 264th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 2,982 13.7 wks 15.4 wks 36.7 wks 70th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 2,113 10.5 wks 10.4 wks 33.0 wks 216th of 301
Plastic surgery 807 17.1 wks 14.0 wks 42.7 wks 70th of 82
General medicine 578 12.7 wks 10.2 wks 32.7 wks 53rd of 62
Gastroenterology 915 10.9 wks 11.0 wks 36.8 wks 109th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,059 10.7 wks 11.9 wks 28.3 wks 52nd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 2,977 7.9 wks 10.5 wks 21.2 wks 25th of 111
Respiratory medicine 686 7.7 wks 10.4 wks 23.9 wks 32nd of 120
Neurology 872 12.0 wks 13.2 wks 36.3 wks 37th of 87
Rheumatology 931 12.0 wks 10.9 wks 23.1 wks 88th of 120
Elderly medicine 17 5.1 wks 7.6 wks 21.6 wks under 50 waiting
Gynaecology 3,154 16.5 wks 14.2 wks 49.9 wks 146th of 176
Other medical specialties 2,097 12.4 wks 10.7 wks 38.4 wks 108th of 145
Other mental health 6 6.0 wks 8.4 wks 63.5 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 1,599 15.3 wks 12.3 wks 41.4 wks 93rd of 113
Other surgical specialties 3,791 10.7 wks 11.4 wks 45.7 wks 70th of 129
Other services 125 12.8 wks 8.7 wks 45.3 wks 93rd 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

  • West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14 weeks to 12.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.3 wks
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MonthWest Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202612.312.2
July 202612.212
June 20261211.9
May 202612.512.4
April 202611.711.9
March 202611.111.3
February 202613.213.2
January 202613.613.6
December 202513.113.5
November 202512.712.9
October 202513.313.3
September 202513.613.4
August 202514.613.5
July 202515.413.1
June 202515.113.4
May 202515.513.6
April 202514.713.3
March 202515.213.9
February 202515.214.2
January 202515.214.5
December 202414.814.2
November 202414.314
October 20241414.2
September 20241414.4

Where it treats patients

West Suffolk 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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