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Respiratory medicine waiting times at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

NHS trust Midlands August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 1,979 patients waiting for respiratory medicine treatment at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust had waited less than 8.5 weeks, and 92% less than 20.1 weeks. That is 1.9 weeks shorter than the England median of 10.4 weeks.

Median wait
8.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
20.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
88%
Patients waiting
1,979

39th shortest of 120 providers in England, and 5th of 20 in Midlands, ranked by median wait. See the full respiratory medicine ranking.

Shorter waits within 30 miles

Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and a shorter median wait for respiratory medicine. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.

Median wait over two years

  • The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
  • England
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 12.5 weeks to 8.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20268.5 wks10.4 wks
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MonthThe Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustEngland
August 20268.510.4
July 20267.510.0
June 20266.99.8
May 20266.810.3
April 202679.7
March 20266.39
February 20266.910.5
January 20269.211.2
December 20258.411.5
November 20257.511.4
October 2025711.9
September 20257.212.2
August 20257.412.2
July 20256.811.8
June 20257.412.3
May 20259.512.7
April 20259.812.3
March 202510.411.9
February 202511.812.9
January 202512.413
December 202413.413.1
November 202413.513.2
October 202413.313.6
September 202412.513.5

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 1,979 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 88% had waited under 18 weeks; 0 had waited over a year.

How long respiratory medicine patients waiting at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks36%6 to 12 weeks32%12 to 18 weeks20%18 to 26 weeks9%26 to 39 weeks3%39 to 52 weeks<1%52 to 65 weeks0%65 to 78 weeks0%78 to 104 weeks0%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks72236%
6 to 12 weeks62732%
12 to 18 weeks39320%
18 to 26 weeks1719%
26 to 39 weeks653%
39 to 52 weeks1<1%
52 to 65 weeks00%
65 to 78 weeks00%
78 to 104 weeks00%
Over 104 weeks00%

Patients treated in August 2026

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

All specialties at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust · Compare with another hospital · About the data

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