ShortestWait

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust East of England Area: Central East

At the end of August 2026, 60,401 patients were waiting for treatment at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 11.7 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.7 weeks
92% waiting less than
38.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
66%
Waiting over a year
724

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,616 16.9 wks 12.8 wks 41.5 wks 215th of 238
Urology 2,429 11.3 wks 12.2 wks 33.8 wks 96th of 180
Orthopaedics 4,462 15.1 wks 13.9 wks 39.6 wks 213th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 3,481 15.6 wks 15.4 wks 45.3 wks 99th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,853 12.0 wks 10.4 wks 35.0 wks 255th of 301
Oral surgery 3,635 20.9 wks 16.4 wks 46.1 wks 96th of 112
Neurosurgery 2,263 12.4 wks 13.4 wks 37.1 wks 14th of 37
Plastic surgery 2,140 11.8 wks 14.0 wks 38.5 wks 43rd of 82
General medicine 798 25.9 wks 10.2 wks 50.2 wks 62nd of 62
Gastroenterology 1,563 5.5 wks 11.0 wks 22.8 wks 23rd of 166
Cardiology (heart) 2,906 15.0 wks 11.9 wks 39.5 wks 106th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 4,084 10.6 wks 10.5 wks 38.2 wks 61st of 111
Respiratory medicine 677 7.2 wks 10.4 wks 14.3 wks 22nd of 120
Neurology 1,586 11.0 wks 13.2 wks 28.1 wks 32nd of 87
Rheumatology 1,824 7.6 wks 10.9 wks 23.1 wks 27th of 120
Elderly medicine 109 7.2 wks 7.6 wks 14.1 wks 54th of 96
Gynaecology 4,691 17.7 wks 14.2 wks 47.9 wks 156th of 176
Other medical specialties 8,352 8.1 wks 10.7 wks 27.6 wks 38th of 145
Other mental health 16 20.0 wks 8.4 wks 44.7 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 4,767 11.4 wks 12.3 wks 33.3 wks 55th of 113
Other surgical specialties 4,281 8.9 wks 11.4 wks 34.7 wks 39th of 129
Other services 868 8.1 wks 8.7 wks 32.7 wks 58th 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

  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.1 weeks to 11.7 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.7 wks
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MonthCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202611.712.2
July 202611.512
June 202611.611.9
May 202612.412.4
April 202611.811.9
March 202611.711.3
February 202613.613.2
January 20261413.6
December 202513.813.5
November 202513.512.9
October 202513.813.3
September 20251413.4
August 202514.413.5
July 202513.713.1
June 202514.313.4
May 202514.613.6
April 202513.813.3
March 202514.313.9
February 202514.214.2
January 202514.214.5
December 202413.914.2
November 202413.714
October 202414.114.2
September 202414.114.4

Where it treats patients

Cambridge University 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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