ShortestWait

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South West Area: Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire

At the end of August 2026, 42,540 patients were waiting for treatment at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 15.0 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
15.0 weeks
92% waiting less than
42.0 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
58%
Waiting over a year
970

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,596 14.9 wks 12.8 wks 44.0 wks 200th of 238
Urology 2,757 15.3 wks 12.2 wks 46.7 wks 157th of 180
Orthopaedics 5,943 18.3 wks 13.9 wks 46.0 wks 270th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 3,474 15.1 wks 15.4 wks 45.1 wks 90th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,044 14.8 wks 10.4 wks 37.4 wks 287th of 301
Oral surgery 3,029 22.0 wks 16.4 wks 45.7 wks 99th of 112
Plastic surgery 132 7.5 wks 14.0 wks 32.2 wks 11th of 82
Gastroenterology 3,369 14.8 wks 11.0 wks 42.3 wks 152nd of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,125 10.3 wks 11.9 wks 30.3 wks 42nd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 3,493 13.8 wks 10.5 wks 40.2 wks 94th of 111
Respiratory medicine 799 14.6 wks 10.4 wks 36.8 wks 113th of 120
Neurology 513 4.8 wks 13.2 wks 16.7 wks 3rd of 87
Rheumatology 380 7.2 wks 10.9 wks 18.2 wks 22nd of 120
Elderly medicine 153 8.4 wks 7.6 wks 19.5 wks 70th of 96
Gynaecology 3,813 15.6 wks 14.2 wks 41.3 wks 136th of 176
Other medical specialties 2,091 16.1 wks 10.7 wks 40.0 wks 139th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 1,570 16.5 wks 12.3 wks 35.0 wks 100th of 113
Other surgical specialties 814 3.8 wks 11.4 wks 33.2 wks 3rd of 129
Other services 1,445 10.9 wks 8.7 wks 33.8 wks 81st 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

  • Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 17.3 weeks to 15 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202615 wks12.2 wks
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MonthGreat Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 20261512.2
July 202614.312
June 202615.111.9
May 202615.112.4
April 202614.511.9
March 202614.911.3
February 202615.213.2
January 20261513.6
December 202514.213.5
November 202513.812.9
October 202513.713.3
September 202513.713.4
August 202513.913.5
July 202513.313.1
June 202513.613.4
May 20251413.6
April 202513.913.3
March 202514.713.9
February 202515.214.2
January 202515.914.5
December 202416.114.2
November 202416.614
October 202417.114.2
September 202417.314.4

Where it treats patients

Great Western 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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