ShortestWait

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Hampshire and Isle of Wight

At the end of August 2026, 64,769 patients were waiting for treatment at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
40.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
1,542

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 762 13.0 wks 12.8 wks 48.0 wks 156th of 238
Urology 2,267 13.4 wks 12.2 wks 44.8 wks 138th of 180
Orthopaedics 4,081 17.8 wks 13.9 wks 48.7 wks 267th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 1,680 14.1 wks 15.4 wks 49.3 wks 74th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 6,979 11.8 wks 10.4 wks 36.1 wks 247th of 301
Oral surgery 2,363 17.5 wks 16.4 wks 44.0 wks 64th of 112
Neurosurgery 1,111 10.8 wks 13.4 wks 33.0 wks 8th of 37
Cardiothoracic surgery 524 7.3 wks 9.6 wks 27.1 wks 4th of 21
General medicine 136 9.0 wks 10.2 wks 25.1 wks 39th of 62
Gastroenterology 1,456 10.0 wks 11.0 wks 29.2 wks 91st of 166
Cardiology (heart) 4,074 12.3 wks 11.9 wks 32.2 wks 78th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 6,029 12.1 wks 10.5 wks 40.6 wks 80th of 111
Respiratory medicine 941 9.3 wks 10.4 wks 24.5 wks 56th of 120
Neurology 6,528 14.4 wks 13.2 wks 45.7 wks 57th of 87
Rheumatology 870 9.3 wks 10.9 wks 24.9 wks 54th of 120
Elderly medicine 325 8.6 wks 7.6 wks 18.9 wks 72nd of 96
Gynaecology 3,979 17.0 wks 14.2 wks 51.0 wks 150th of 176
Other medical specialties 9,311 12.4 wks 10.7 wks 37.9 wks 107th of 145
Other mental health 14 4.0 wks 8.4 wks 8.9 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 6,438 10.8 wks 12.3 wks 37.4 wks 46th of 113
Other surgical specialties 4,211 9.5 wks 11.4 wks 36.3 wks 50th of 129
Other services 690 7.0 wks 8.7 wks 28.3 wks 42nd 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

  • University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 12.6 weeks to 12.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.4 wks
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MonthUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202612.412.2
July 202611.812
June 202611.711.9
May 202611.812.4
April 202611.511.9
March 202611.311.3
February 202613.213.2
January 202613.713.6
December 202513.413.5
November 202512.912.9
October 202513.213.3
September 202513.413.4
August 202513.113.5
July 202512.213.1
June 202512.413.4
May 202512.313.6
April 202511.913.3
March 202512.113.9
February 202513.214.2
January 202513.314.5
December 202413.114.2
November 202412.614
October 202412.614.2
September 202412.614.4

Where it treats patients

University Hospital Southampton 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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