ShortestWait

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

NHS trust Midlands Area: Black Country

At the end of August 2026, 71,216 patients were waiting for treatment at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 12.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
39.0 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
1,059

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,198 8.7 wks 12.8 wks 38.5 wks 59th of 238
Urology 5,752 14.3 wks 12.2 wks 46.8 wks 146th of 180
Orthopaedics 6,676 10.8 wks 13.9 wks 34.2 wks 112th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 6,334 17.1 wks 15.4 wks 42.5 wks 118th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 9,374 12.5 wks 10.4 wks 40.7 wks 263rd of 301
Oral surgery 4,281 23.3 wks 16.4 wks 49.1 wks 105th of 112
Plastic surgery 121 7.4 wks 14.0 wks 28.3 wks 10th of 82
General medicine 45 3.4 wks 10.2 wks 6.8 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 4,082 13.0 wks 11.0 wks 33.6 wks 141st of 166
Cardiology (heart) 5,782 14.6 wks 11.9 wks 35.6 wks 103rd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 1,624 4.7 wks 10.5 wks 24.1 wks 8th of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,979 8.5 wks 10.4 wks 20.1 wks 39th of 120
Neurology 1,865 10.3 wks 13.2 wks 21.6 wks 26th of 87
Rheumatology 1,077 7.4 wks 10.9 wks 23.5 wks 24th of 120
Elderly medicine 62 7.5 wks 7.6 wks 17.3 wks 57th of 96
Gynaecology 5,824 15.2 wks 14.2 wks 44.6 wks 126th of 176
Other medical specialties 6,245 10.6 wks 10.7 wks 29.6 wks 80th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 1,242 19.1 wks 12.3 wks 42.0 wks 108th of 113
Other surgical specialties 7,593 12.5 wks 11.4 wks 33.9 wks 95th of 129
Other services 60 13.0 wks 8.7 wks 38.2 wks 94th 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

  • The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
  • England
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16.6 weeks to 12.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.8 wks
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MonthThe Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustEngland
August 202612.812.2
July 202612.712
June 202613.411.9
May 202614.212.4
April 202613.311.9
March 202613.211.3
February 202615.213.2
January 202615.513.6
December 202516.313.5
November 202515.812.9
October 20251613.3
September 20251613.4
August 20251613.5
July 202515.913.1
June 202515.713.4
May 202516.213.6
April 202516.313.3
March 202517.413.9
February 202517.614.2
January 202517.414.5
December 202416.814.2
November 202416.714
October 202416.714.2
September 202416.614.4

Where it treats patients

The Royal Wolverhampton 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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