ShortestWait

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust Midlands Area: Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

At the end of August 2026, 33,435 patients were waiting for treatment at Sherwood Forest Hospitals 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
39.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
468

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,247 15.6 wks 12.8 wks 42.3 wks 208th of 238
Urology 2,067 10.1 wks 12.2 wks 33.1 wks 64th of 180
Orthopaedics 3,435 14.1 wks 13.9 wks 41.6 wks 197th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 3,450 12.6 wks 15.4 wks 37.8 wks 49th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,299 14.0 wks 10.4 wks 38.6 wks 275th of 301
Oral surgery 1,412 20.6 wks 16.4 wks 46.7 wks 94th of 112
Plastic surgery 153 7.9 wks 14.0 wks 46.8 wks 15th of 82
Gastroenterology 2,773 10.5 wks 11.0 wks 32.5 wks 103rd of 166
Cardiology (heart) 2,086 14.6 wks 11.9 wks 37.1 wks 101st of 125
Dermatology (skin) 2,059 8.9 wks 10.5 wks 35.8 wks 40th of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,514 8.0 wks 10.4 wks 18.8 wks 35th of 120
Rheumatology 186 3.8 wks 10.9 wks 11.2 wks 2nd of 120
Elderly medicine 102 5.6 wks 7.6 wks 16.9 wks 32nd of 96
Gynaecology 3,355 13.3 wks 14.2 wks 45.3 wks 90th of 176
Other medical specialties 2,409 16.6 wks 10.7 wks 43.1 wks 140th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 788 8.3 wks 12.3 wks 21.2 wks 15th of 113
Other surgical specialties 100 7.6 wks 11.4 wks 26.0 wks 23rd of 129

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 12.9 weeks to 12.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.4 wks
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MonthSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202612.412.2
July 202612.312
June 202612.311.9
May 202612.712.4
April 202612.211.9
March 202611.811.3
February 202613.713.2
January 202614.313.6
December 202514.313.5
November 202513.812.9
October 202513.813.3
September 202513.713.4
August 202513.613.5
July 202512.813.1
June 202512.913.4
May 202512.913.6
April 202512.213.3
March 202511.713.9
February 202512.814.2
January 202513.114.5
December 202412.914.2
November 202412.514
October 202412.714.2
September 202412.914.4

Where it treats patients

Sherwood Forest 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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