ShortestWait

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

NHS trust East of England Area: Essex

At the end of August 2026, 40,233 patients were waiting for treatment at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 12.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
37.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
67%
Waiting over a year
411

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 3,920 12.0 wks 12.8 wks 40.7 wks 129th of 238
Urology 2,845 12.3 wks 12.2 wks 35.8 wks 120th of 180
Orthopaedics 5,501 16.5 wks 13.9 wks 42.8 wks 246th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 3,311 12.4 wks 15.4 wks 38.5 wks 48th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,029 11.3 wks 10.4 wks 36.7 wks 233rd of 301
Oral surgery 1,615 17.9 wks 16.4 wks 44.9 wks 71st of 112
General medicine 40 6.3 wks 10.2 wks 16.4 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 3,060 14.6 wks 11.0 wks 36.6 wks 150th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 3,930 13.8 wks 11.9 wks 31.2 wks 95th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 2,714 8.0 wks 10.5 wks 21.3 wks 28th of 111
Respiratory medicine 788 8.9 wks 10.4 wks 28.6 wks 50th of 120
Neurology 1,423 12.2 wks 13.2 wks 28.2 wks 39th of 87
Rheumatology 1,153 12.9 wks 10.9 wks 33.8 wks 94th of 120
Elderly medicine 23 7.8 wks 7.6 wks 18.1 wks under 50 waiting
Gynaecology 3,223 11.0 wks 14.2 wks 39.6 wks 51st of 176
Other medical specialties 575 5.7 wks 10.7 wks 22.3 wks 7th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 495 6.1 wks 12.3 wks 16.0 wks 4th of 113
Other surgical specialties 1,116 18.4 wks 11.4 wks 47.6 wks 128th of 129
Other services 1,472 8.1 wks 8.7 wks 22.2 wks 60th 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 Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
  • England
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 18.4 weeks to 12.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.3 wks
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MonthThe Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustEngland
August 202612.312.2
July 202611.812
June 202611.511.9
May 202612.212.4
April 202611.711.9
March 202611.811.3
February 20261513.2
January 202615.713.6
December 202515.313.5
November 202515.212.9
October 202515.813.3
September 202516.313.4
August 202516.813.5
July 202517.113.1
June 202517.513.4
May 202517.713.6
April 202518.713.3
March 202520.213.9
February 202520.714.2
January 202520.814.5
December 202422.414.2
November 202419.814
October 202419.514.2
September 202418.414.4

Where it treats patients

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS 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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