ShortestWait

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North East and Yorkshire Area: North East and North Cumbria

At the end of August 2026, 88,112 patients were waiting for treatment at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 10.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
10.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
33.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
73%
Waiting over a year
722

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 848 10.9 wks 12.8 wks 37.1 wks 104th of 238
Urology 3,166 11.3 wks 12.2 wks 38.8 wks 95th of 180
Orthopaedics 7,745 12.4 wks 13.9 wks 43.8 wks 146th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 8,787 11.2 wks 15.4 wks 28.1 wks 36th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 10,452 9.2 wks 10.4 wks 31.1 wks 182nd of 301
Oral surgery 2,168 12.4 wks 16.4 wks 29.5 wks 28th of 112
Neurosurgery 1,470 11.4 wks 13.4 wks 38.7 wks 10th of 37
Plastic surgery 1,335 10.0 wks 14.0 wks 37.6 wks 31st of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 90 14.0 wks 9.6 wks 47.9 wks 20th of 21
General medicine 1,010 8.2 wks 10.2 wks 25.4 wks 33rd of 62
Gastroenterology 1,029 7.6 wks 11.0 wks 20.1 wks 47th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 2,842 10.5 wks 11.9 wks 34.5 wks 46th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 8,679 11.5 wks 10.5 wks 36.3 wks 74th of 111
Respiratory medicine 868 4.6 wks 10.4 wks 16.0 wks 3rd of 120
Neurology 2,174 9.3 wks 13.2 wks 26.3 wks 18th of 87
Rheumatology 712 7.6 wks 10.9 wks 19.4 wks 26th of 120
Elderly medicine 225 5.2 wks 7.6 wks 15.2 wks 24th of 96
Gynaecology 3,953 9.2 wks 14.2 wks 24.0 wks 31st of 176
Other medical specialties 9,464 8.7 wks 10.7 wks 28.0 wks 48th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 8,104 9.9 wks 12.3 wks 30.7 wks 30th of 113
Other surgical specialties 10,198 12.9 wks 11.4 wks 41.6 wks 102nd of 129
Other services 2,793 7.5 wks 8.7 wks 38.0 wks 51st 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 Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.4 weeks to 10.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.3 wks12.2 wks
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MonthThe Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202610.312.2
July 20269.712
June 20269.411.9
May 20261012.4
April 20269.711.9
March 20269.211.3
February 202610.713.2
January 202610.813.6
December 202510.613.5
November 202510.012.9
October 20259.813.3
September 202510.213.4
August 202510.113.5
July 20259.513.1
June 20259.913.4
May 202510.413.6
April 20251013.3
March 20259.713.9
February 202510.814.2
January 202511.214.5
December 202411.314.2
November 202410.814
October 20241114.2
September 202411.414.4

Where it treats patients

The Newcastle upon Tyne 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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