ShortestWait

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

At the end of August 2026, 58,458 patients were waiting for treatment at South Tees Hospitals 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
38.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
66%
Waiting over a year
730

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,925 12.5 wks 12.8 wks 37.3 wks 150th of 238
Urology 4,179 12.2 wks 12.2 wks 37.3 wks 117th of 180
Orthopaedics 5,592 12.4 wks 13.9 wks 36.4 wks 147th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 6,967 16.1 wks 15.4 wks 40.8 wks 111th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 4,090 10.2 wks 10.4 wks 25.1 wks 209th of 301
Neurosurgery 1,033 10.7 wks 13.4 wks 28.8 wks 7th of 37
Plastic surgery 2,147 10.9 wks 14.0 wks 40.1 wks 37th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 358 7.7 wks 9.6 wks 28.8 wks 5th of 21
General medicine 146 3.9 wks 10.2 wks 13.4 wks 9th of 62
Gastroenterology 1,975 6.4 wks 11.0 wks 15.9 wks 34th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 2,151 10.6 wks 11.9 wks 32.2 wks 49th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 3,125 12.3 wks 10.5 wks 37.7 wks 81st of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,055 9.3 wks 10.4 wks 25.0 wks 55th of 120
Neurology 1,844 14.9 wks 13.2 wks 47.8 wks 61st of 87
Rheumatology 1,445 14.3 wks 10.9 wks 35.9 wks 103rd of 120
Elderly medicine 59 6.1 wks 7.6 wks 14.1 wks 37th of 96
Gynaecology 3,387 13.7 wks 14.2 wks 38.0 wks 100th of 176
Other medical specialties 7,449 12.9 wks 10.7 wks 41.6 wks 116th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 1,966 12.1 wks 12.3 wks 33.7 wks 64th of 113
Other surgical specialties 7,165 13.6 wks 11.4 wks 41.7 wks 110th of 129
Other services 400 3.5 wks 8.7 wks 14.5 wks 5th 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

  • South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.2 weeks to 12.2 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.2 wks
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MonthSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202612.212.2
July 20261212
June 202611.711.9
May 202612.412.4
April 202612.011.9
March 202611.511.3
February 202613.213.2
January 202613.513.6
December 202513.413.5
November 202512.912.9
October 202513.313.3
September 202513.413.4
August 202513.613.5
July 20251313.1
June 202513.313.4
May 202513.513.6
April 202513.113.3
March 202513.813.9
February 202514.114.2
January 202514.314.5
December 202414.114.2
November 202413.814
October 202413.914.2
September 202414.214.4

Where it treats patients

South Tees 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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