ShortestWait

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Thames Valley

At the end of August 2026, 34,597 patients were waiting for treatment at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 10.1 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
10.1 weeks
92% waiting less than
24.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
81%
Waiting over a year
35

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,901 9.8 wks 12.8 wks 24.0 wks 80th of 238
Urology 2,206 8.7 wks 12.2 wks 24.4 wks 34th of 180
Orthopaedics 2,231 10.0 wks 13.9 wks 22.6 wks 86th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 2,871 12.2 wks 15.4 wks 28.8 wks 46th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 5,419 11.0 wks 10.4 wks 25.1 wks 224th of 301
Oral surgery 500 9.3 wks 16.4 wks 21.8 wks 7th of 112
Plastic surgery 292 10.2 wks 14.0 wks 28.3 wks 32nd of 82
Gastroenterology 3,905 9.8 wks 11.0 wks 24.5 wks 85th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 2,834 10.9 wks 11.9 wks 23.2 wks 56th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 2,620 9.0 wks 10.5 wks 23.7 wks 41st of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,325 7.2 wks 10.4 wks 19.3 wks 23rd of 120
Neurology 1,037 8.3 wks 13.2 wks 21.9 wks 15th of 87
Rheumatology 521 9.5 wks 10.9 wks 24.8 wks 58th of 120
Gynaecology 2,847 10.8 wks 14.2 wks 26.2 wks 47th of 176
Other medical specialties 1,158 7.3 wks 10.7 wks 20.2 wks 19th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 1,429 9.5 wks 12.3 wks 23.8 wks 25th of 113
Other surgical specialties 23 6.3 wks 11.4 wks 23.2 wks under 50 waiting
Other services 478 13.3 wks 8.7 wks 26.9 wks 96th 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

  • Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 9.7 weeks to 10.1 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.1 wks12.2 wks
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MonthRoyal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202610.112.2
July 20269.612
June 20269.211.9
May 20269.712.4
April 20269.511.9
March 20268.811.3
February 202610.113.2
January 202610.113.6
December 20259.913.5
November 20259.412.9
October 20259.913.3
September 202510.113.4
August 202510.213.5
July 20259.513.1
June 20259.913.4
May 202510.513.6
April 202510.313.3
March 202510.513.9
February 202510.414.2
January 202510.514.5
December 20249.714.2
November 20249.814
October 20249.814.2
September 20249.714.4

Where it treats patients

Royal Berkshire 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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