ShortestWait

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust Midlands Area: Derby and Derbyshire

At the end of August 2026, 100,816 patients were waiting for treatment at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 13.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
61%
Waiting over a year
2,176

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,842 14.3 wks 12.8 wks 44.9 wks 184th of 238
Urology 3,282 11.0 wks 12.2 wks 38.4 wks 85th of 180
Orthopaedics 17,672 18.5 wks 13.9 wks 48.8 wks 273rd of 299
Ear, nose and throat 9,774 17.5 wks 15.4 wks 42.3 wks 125th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 10,206 13.0 wks 10.4 wks 31.8 wks 268th of 301
Oral surgery 2,364 10.9 wks 16.4 wks 32.7 wks 18th of 112
Neurosurgery 192 14.4 wks 13.4 wks 33.4 wks 23rd of 37
Plastic surgery 459 8.0 wks 14.0 wks 31.3 wks 16th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 45 10.8 wks 9.6 wks 32.4 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 3 11.5 wks 10.2 wks 22.8 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 4,199 8.5 wks 11.0 wks 39.9 wks 62nd of 166
Cardiology (heart) 3,728 12.4 wks 11.9 wks 32.7 wks 81st of 125
Dermatology (skin) 6,050 10.8 wks 10.5 wks 33.0 wks 62nd of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,746 10.6 wks 10.4 wks 28.0 wks 71st of 120
Neurology 3,550 16.3 wks 13.2 wks 45.5 wks 68th of 87
Rheumatology 1,690 8.3 wks 10.9 wks 19.3 wks 41st of 120
Elderly medicine 305 6.3 wks 7.6 wks 16.9 wks 41st of 96
Gynaecology 8,761 14.4 wks 14.2 wks 44.9 wks 113th of 176
Other medical specialties 9,820 11.5 wks 10.7 wks 36.0 wks 97th of 145
Other mental health 2 9.0 wks 8.4 wks 10.8 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 3,660 15.4 wks 12.3 wks 38.9 wks 95th of 113
Other surgical specialties 7,611 12.2 wks 11.4 wks 40.8 wks 90th of 129
Other services 855 8.0 wks 8.7 wks 35.2 wks 57th 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

  • University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16.5 weeks to 13.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.6 wks12.2 wks
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MonthUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202613.612.2
July 202613.212
June 202613.411.9
May 202613.812.4
April 202612.811.9
March 202612.511.3
February 202615.013.2
January 202615.213.6
December 202514.613.5
November 202514.212.9
October 202514.213.3
September 202514.113.4
August 202514.413.5
July 202514.413.1
June 202514.913.4
May 202516.113.6
April 202515.513.3
March 202516.313.9
February 202516.914.2
January 202517.214.5
December 202416.914.2
November 202416.614
October 202416.314.2
September 202416.514.4

Where it treats patients

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton 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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