ShortestWait

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Hampshire and Isle of Wight

At the end of August 2026, 57,587 patients were waiting for treatment at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 13.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
44.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
61%
Waiting over a year
1,863

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 5,621 11.5 wks 12.8 wks 41.6 wks 118th of 238
Urology 2,215 10.0 wks 12.2 wks 41.4 wks 63rd of 180
Orthopaedics 5,011 18.4 wks 13.9 wks 46.4 wks 272nd of 299
Ear, nose and throat 7,160 15.8 wks 15.4 wks 47.2 wks 104th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 6,978 15.6 wks 10.4 wks 44.0 wks 291st of 301
Oral surgery 4,285 22.9 wks 16.4 wks 55.6 wks 104th of 112
Plastic surgery 417 13.2 wks 14.0 wks 45.8 wks 53rd of 82
Gastroenterology 4,331 12.4 wks 11.0 wks 43.4 wks 135th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 2,874 10.4 wks 11.9 wks 32.4 wks 45th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 4,201 9.1 wks 10.5 wks 31.2 wks 43rd of 111
Respiratory medicine 618 6.2 wks 10.4 wks 16.3 wks 12th of 120
Rheumatology 425 4.8 wks 10.9 wks 11.9 wks 5th of 120
Elderly medicine 73 5.4 wks 7.6 wks 28.2 wks 28th of 96
Gynaecology 5,374 14.3 wks 14.2 wks 43.4 wks 112th of 176
Other medical specialties 3,005 10.5 wks 10.7 wks 29.1 wks 79th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 894 7.8 wks 12.3 wks 17.1 wks 10th of 113
Other surgical specialties 373 13.7 wks 11.4 wks 40.8 wks 111th of 129
Other services 3,732 18.1 wks 8.7 wks 49.1 wks 108th 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

  • Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
  • England
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.9 weeks to 13.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.5 wks
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MonthPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustEngland
August 202613.512.2
July 202613.012
June 202613.311.9
May 202613.512.4
April 202613.411.9
March 202612.211.3
February 202614.613.2
January 202614.813.6
December 202514.513.5
November 202513.612.9
October 202514.413.3
September 202514.413.4
August 202514.513.5
July 202514.413.1
June 202515.113.4
May 202515.313.6
April 202515.813.3
March 202516.413.9
February 202516.414.2
January 202516.614.5
December 202416.114.2
November 202415.814
October 20241614.2
September 202415.914.4

Where it treats patients

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS 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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