ShortestWait

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust Midlands Area: Black Country

At the end of August 2026, 48,892 patients were waiting for treatment at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 13.0 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.0 weeks
92% waiting less than
38.0 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
63%
Waiting over a year
21

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 3,472 19.5 wks 12.8 wks 43.0 wks 226th of 238
Urology 1,657 10.1 wks 12.2 wks 33.8 wks 65th of 180
Orthopaedics 4,250 13.3 wks 13.9 wks 37.2 wks 174th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 4,933 17.4 wks 15.4 wks 36.0 wks 121st of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 4,404 13.2 wks 10.4 wks 39.5 wks 270th of 301
Oral surgery 2,432 18.8 wks 16.4 wks 41.1 wks 79th of 112
Plastic surgery 2,115 9.6 wks 14.0 wks 39.8 wks 30th of 82
General medicine 2 5.0 wks 10.2 wks 7.8 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 2,255 12.8 wks 11.0 wks 40.5 wks 138th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,888 7.0 wks 11.9 wks 19.6 wks 9th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 4,231 10.4 wks 10.5 wks 40.2 wks 60th of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,052 9.3 wks 10.4 wks 22.1 wks 54th of 120
Neurology 1,466 19.2 wks 13.2 wks 43.4 wks 83rd of 87
Rheumatology 845 8.1 wks 10.9 wks 21.1 wks 36th of 120
Elderly medicine 203 8.9 wks 7.6 wks 17.6 wks 73rd of 96
Gynaecology 3,544 15.5 wks 14.2 wks 38.8 wks 132nd of 176
Other medical specialties 4,015 11.7 wks 10.7 wks 36.2 wks 99th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 2,074 13.4 wks 12.3 wks 40.5 wks 77th of 113
Other surgical specialties 2,786 8.3 wks 11.4 wks 30.1 wks 31st of 129
Other services 1,268 17.1 wks 8.7 wks 34.1 wks 106th 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 Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.7 weeks to 13.0 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.0 wks
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MonthThe Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202613.012.2
July 202612.512
June 202611.911.9
May 202612.412.4
April 202611.611.9
March 202611.511.3
February 202613.313.2
January 202613.713.6
December 202513.113.5
November 20251212.9
October 202512.713.3
September 202512.513.4
August 202512.413.5
July 20251213.1
June 202512.513.4
May 202512.713.6
April 202512.413.3
March 202512.413.9
February 202514.114.2
January 202514.314.5
December 202414.314.2
November 20241414
October 202414.414.2
September 202414.714.4

Where it treats patients

The Dudley Group 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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