ShortestWait

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Kent and Medway

At the end of August 2026, 35,806 patients were waiting for treatment at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 14.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
14.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
40.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
58%
Waiting over a year
716

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,041 12.2 wks 12.8 wks 33.5 wks 138th of 238
Urology 2,271 10.0 wks 12.2 wks 26.7 wks 60th of 180
Orthopaedics 3,116 16.8 wks 13.9 wks 37.9 wks 251st of 299
Ear, nose and throat 4,840 12.6 wks 15.4 wks 29.3 wks 50th of 152
General medicine 95 8.9 wks 10.2 wks 15.6 wks 38th of 62
Gastroenterology 2,663 11.6 wks 11.0 wks 32.5 wks 119th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 3,322 19.0 wks 11.9 wks 43.1 wks 124th of 125
Respiratory medicine 915 14.3 wks 10.4 wks 39.2 wks 110th of 120
Neurology 1,949 30.0 wks 13.2 wks 58.2 wks 87th of 87
Rheumatology 3,226 29.5 wks 10.9 wks 54.0 wks 120th of 120
Elderly medicine 64 2.8 wks 7.6 wks 13.9 wks 3rd of 96
Gynaecology 4,288 14.8 wks 14.2 wks 34.9 wks 120th of 176
Other medical specialties 5,652 14.6 wks 10.7 wks 37.0 wks 128th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 165 12.1 wks 12.3 wks 28.8 wks 65th of 113
Other surgical specialties 2,139 6.7 wks 11.4 wks 25.7 wks 15th of 129
Other services 60 7.1 wks 8.7 wks 10.1 wks 43rd 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

  • Medway NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Medway NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 17.3 weeks to 14.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202614.8 wks12.2 wks
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MonthMedway NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202614.812.2
July 202614.712
June 202614.211.9
May 202614.112.4
April 202613.311.9
March 202613.111.3
February 202614.313.2
January 20261513.6
December 202515.313.5
November 202515.512.9
October 202516.113.3
September 202516.513.4
August 202516.813.5
July 202516.413.1
June 202516.213.4
May 202516.413.6
April 202515.613.3
March 202516.613.9
February 202517.214.2
January 202517.814.5
December 202417.914.2
November 202417.614
October 202417.614.2
September 202417.314.4

Where it treats patients

Medway 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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