ShortestWait

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust East of England Area: Norfolk and Suffolk

At the end of August 2026, 66,059 patients were waiting for treatment at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 13.2 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.2 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
1,803

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,410 13.8 wks 12.8 wks 41.5 wks 174th of 238
Urology 4,524 14.7 wks 12.2 wks 43.9 wks 154th of 180
Orthopaedics 8,469 18.6 wks 13.9 wks 54.8 wks 275th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 4,902 13.0 wks 15.4 wks 38.6 wks 60th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 5,853 12.5 wks 10.4 wks 33.5 wks 264th of 301
Oral surgery 1,655 12.3 wks 16.4 wks 42.9 wks 26th of 112
Plastic surgery 1,442 19.0 wks 14.0 wks 46.6 wks 76th of 82
Gastroenterology 2,711 9.7 wks 11.0 wks 28.5 wks 84th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 3,322 11.9 wks 11.9 wks 40.7 wks 73rd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 4,310 10.9 wks 10.5 wks 33.5 wks 65th of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,457 13.5 wks 10.4 wks 33.5 wks 107th of 120
Neurology 2,012 10.7 wks 13.2 wks 27.5 wks 29th of 87
Rheumatology 1,099 10.8 wks 10.9 wks 26.0 wks 74th of 120
Elderly medicine 55 6.2 wks 7.6 wks 12.9 wks 38th of 96
Gynaecology 5,456 15.2 wks 14.2 wks 50.0 wks 127th of 176
Other medical specialties 6,275 12.3 wks 10.7 wks 33.0 wks 106th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 5,190 14.0 wks 12.3 wks 37.1 wks 82nd of 113
Other surgical specialties 2,244 7.7 wks 11.4 wks 37.1 wks 25th of 129
Other services 673 5.4 wks 8.7 wks 24.3 wks 16th 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

  • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 17 weeks to 13.2 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.2 wks
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MonthNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202613.212.2
July 202613.512
June 202613.511.9
May 202613.512.4
April 202612.511.9
March 202611.711.3
February 202613.213.2
January 202614.213.6
December 202515.713.5
November 202515.612.9
October 202517.513.3
September 202516.913.4
August 202517.213.5
July 202516.413.1
June 202516.013.4
May 202516.213.6
April 202515.713.3
March 202516.613.9
February 202516.914.2
January 202516.914.5
December 202416.814.2
November 20241714
October 202417.114.2
September 20241714.4

Where it treats patients

Norfolk and Norwich University 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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