ShortestWait

Birmingham Women'S and Children'S NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust Midlands Area: Birmingham and Solihull

At the end of August 2026, 23,360 patients were waiting for treatment at Birmingham Women'S and Children'S NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.2 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.2 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.3 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
66%
Waiting over a year
142

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
Urology 2 16.0 wks 12.2 wks 45.8 wks under 50 waiting
Orthopaedics 1 26.5 wks 13.9 wks 26.9 wks under 50 waiting
Gynaecology 6,448 15.2 wks 14.2 wks 40.8 wks 124th of 176
Other medical specialties 6,652 12.5 wks 10.7 wks 36.7 wks 110th of 145
Other mental health 5 13.5 wks 8.4 wks 20.6 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 9,729 10.7 wks 12.3 wks 32.6 wks 44th of 113
Other surgical specialties 123 10.9 wks 11.4 wks 40.9 wks 72nd of 129
Other services 400 4.2 wks 8.7 wks 27.0 wks 8th 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

  • Birmingham Women'S and Children'S NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Birmingham Women'S and Children'S NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.4 weeks to 12.2 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.2 wks
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MonthBirmingham Women'S and Children'S NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202612.212.2
July 202611.712
June 202612.411.9
May 202612.812.4
April 202612.311.9
March 202612.711.3
February 202614.813.2
January 202615.113.6
December 202514.513.5
November 202514.712.9
October 202514.613.3
September 20251513.4
August 202515.613.5
July 202515.213.1
June 202515.213.4
May 202514.813.6
April 202513.913.3
March 202514.713.9
February 202514.614.2
January 202514.814.5
December 202414.114.2
November 202414.414
October 202414.814.2
September 202414.414.4

Where it treats patients

Birmingham Women'S and Children'S 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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