Other paediatric specialties waiting times at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
At the end of August 2026, half of the 1,642 patients waiting for other paediatric specialties treatment at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust had waited less than 18.5 weeks, and 92% less than 49.8 weeks. That is 6.1 weeks longer than the England median of 12.3 weeks.
- Median wait
- 18.5 weeks
- 92% waiting less than
- 49.8 weeks
- Waiting under 18 weeks
- 49%
- Patients waiting
- 1,642
106th shortest of 113 providers in England, and 20th of 21 in Midlands, ranked by median wait. See the full other paediatric specialties ranking.
Shorter waits within 30 miles
Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and a shorter median wait for other paediatric specialties. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust median 8.1 weeks · 7 miles away (George Eliot Hospital Elective Surgical Hub) · NHS · compare
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust median 8.6 weeks · 29 miles away (Kettering General Hospital) · NHS · compare
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust median 9.7 weeks · 26 miles away (Walsall Diabetes Centre (Manor Hospital)) · NHS · compare
- Birmingham Women'S and Children'S NHS Foundation Trust median 10.7 weeks · 20 miles away (Birmingham Children'S Hospital) · NHS · compare
- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust median 11.5 weeks · 22 miles away (Midland Metropolitan University Hospital) · NHS · compare
Median wait over two years
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- England
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| Month | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | England |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 18.5 | 12.3 |
| July 2026 | 18.9 | 11.8 |
| June 2026 | 17.2 | 11.3 |
| May 2026 | 16.2 | 11.8 |
| April 2026 | 14.8 | 11.3 |
| March 2026 | 15.2 | 10.6 |
| February 2026 | 14.7 | 12.4 |
| January 2026 | 14.0 | 12.9 |
| December 2025 | 12.8 | 13.0 |
| November 2025 | 12.2 | 12.8 |
| October 2025 | 11.5 | 13.7 |
| September 2025 | 11.9 | 13.9 |
| August 2025 | 11.3 | 14 |
| July 2025 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| June 2025 | 17.8 | 13.2 |
| May 2025 | 17.7 | 13.3 |
| April 2025 | 17.1 | 12.8 |
| March 2025 | 16.5 | 12.7 |
| February 2025 | 16.7 | 13.7 |
| January 2025 | 17.2 | 14.1 |
| December 2024 | 17.2 | 14 |
| November 2024 | 15.8 | 14 |
| October 2024 | 16.8 | 14.7 |
| September 2024 | 19 | 14.8 |
How long patients have been waiting
Share of the 1,642 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 49% had waited under 18 weeks; 102 had waited over a year.
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| Waited | Patients | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 weeks | 333 | 20% |
| 6 to 12 weeks | 255 | 16% |
| 12 to 18 weeks | 217 | 13% |
| 18 to 26 weeks | 220 | 13% |
| 26 to 39 weeks | 287 | 17% |
| 39 to 52 weeks | 228 | 14% |
| 52 to 65 weeks | 102 | 6% |
| 65 to 78 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| 78 to 104 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| Over 104 weeks | 0 | 0% |
Patients treated in August 2026
- 147 patients started treatment without being admitted, or were discharged from the waiting list. Their median wait was 15.9 weeks.
- 233 new patients joined the waiting list.
These completed waits show how long people who were actually treated had waited, which is often a better guide to an operation than the waiting list as a whole.
About these figures
- These are waits for other paediatric specialties as a whole, not for one particular operation. Within a specialty some treatments are quicker than others.
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust reports one figure for all its hospitals.
- Waits run from referral to the start of consultant-led treatment, for routine care. Urgent and suspected cancer referrals are seen sooner.
- Source: NHS England referral to treatment statistics for August 2026.
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