ShortestWait

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Kent and Medway

At the end of August 2026, 85,395 patients were waiting for treatment at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 15.7 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
15.7 weeks
92% waiting less than
43.9 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
55%
Waiting over a year
2,623

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 8,805 13.7 wks 12.8 wks 47.6 wks 172nd of 238
Urology 4,891 11.0 wks 12.2 wks 32.0 wks 87th of 180
Orthopaedics 8,187 20.7 wks 13.9 wks 46.7 wks 287th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 9,687 21.2 wks 15.4 wks 45.1 wks 145th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 5,544 13.4 wks 10.4 wks 41.0 wks 272nd of 301
Oral surgery 4,421 25.8 wks 16.4 wks 50.3 wks 110th of 112
Cardiothoracic surgery 5 11.5 wks 9.6 wks 29.6 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 18 5.0 wks 10.2 wks 45.6 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 5,048 13.0 wks 11.0 wks 36.1 wks 140th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 5,300 17.9 wks 11.9 wks 56.9 wks 120th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 6,407 8.9 wks 10.5 wks 28.8 wks 38th of 111
Respiratory medicine 4,917 20.0 wks 10.4 wks 41.6 wks 118th of 120
Neurology 1,622 12.4 wks 13.2 wks 32.4 wks 44th of 87
Rheumatology 2,982 21.6 wks 10.9 wks 46.5 wks 118th of 120
Elderly medicine 392 7.6 wks 7.6 wks 22.8 wks 60th of 96
Gynaecology 7,109 16.3 wks 14.2 wks 42.0 wks 144th of 176
Other medical specialties 3,050 10.1 wks 10.7 wks 29.4 wks 72nd of 145
Other paediatric specialties 930 4.7 wks 12.3 wks 11.8 wks 2nd of 113
Other surgical specialties 5,879 16.7 wks 11.4 wks 43.7 wks 126th of 129
Other services 201 14.9 wks 8.7 wks 51.6 wks 103rd 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

  • East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 17.6 weeks to 15.7 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202615.7 wks12.2 wks
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MonthEast Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202615.712.2
July 202615.512
June 202615.511.9
May 202615.312.4
April 202614.811.9
March 202615.211.3
February 202617.413.2
January 202617.513.6
December 202517.213.5
November 202516.412.9
October 202516.313.3
September 202516.213.4
August 202515.913.5
July 202515.913.1
June 202515.913.4
May 20251613.6
April 202515.613.3
March 202516.613.9
February 202516.814.2
January 20251714.5
December 202417.114.2
November 202417.514
October 202417.814.2
September 202417.614.4

Where it treats patients

East Kent Hospitals University 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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