ShortestWait

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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

At the end of August 2026, 86,732 patients were waiting for treatment at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 15.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
15.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
45.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
55%
Waiting over a year
3,500

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 7,710 14.6 wks 12.8 wks 45.6 wks 189th of 238
Urology 4,253 16.0 wks 12.2 wks 45.8 wks 165th of 180
Orthopaedics 4,784 13.4 wks 13.9 wks 43.5 wks 178th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 6,701 18.4 wks 15.4 wks 45.3 wks 134th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 9,306 14.0 wks 10.4 wks 42.5 wks 277th of 301
Oral surgery 2,410 18.1 wks 16.4 wks 44.0 wks 73rd of 112
Neurosurgery 3,870 14.2 wks 13.4 wks 40.7 wks 21st of 37
Plastic surgery 4,942 22.6 wks 14.0 wks 60.8 wks 81st of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 381 10.2 wks 9.6 wks 30.5 wks 15th of 21
General medicine 579 9.2 wks 10.2 wks 28.9 wks 40th of 62
Gastroenterology 3,208 17.1 wks 11.0 wks 44.5 wks 160th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 4,506 18.2 wks 11.9 wks 44.8 wks 122nd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 4,003 19.7 wks 10.5 wks 48.6 wks 108th of 111
Respiratory medicine 2,609 10.9 wks 10.4 wks 28.5 wks 75th of 120
Neurology 5,331 16.9 wks 13.2 wks 42.7 wks 73rd of 87
Rheumatology 1,213 13.1 wks 10.9 wks 31.3 wks 97th of 120
Elderly medicine 87 8.2 wks 7.6 wks 31.5 wks 68th of 96
Gynaecology 7,065 19.7 wks 14.2 wks 50.9 wks 166th of 176
Other medical specialties 7,496 14.6 wks 10.7 wks 40.1 wks 129th of 145
Other mental health 18 7.7 wks 8.4 wks 56.6 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 1,748 10.8 wks 12.3 wks 28.9 wks 45th of 113
Other surgical specialties 1,297 8.4 wks 11.4 wks 54.5 wks 33rd of 129
Other services 3,215 11.7 wks 8.7 wks 48.3 wks 83rd 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

  • Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • England
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 14.8 weeks to 15.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202615.6 wks12.2 wks
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MonthHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustEngland
August 202615.612.2
July 202614.912
June 202615.111.9
May 20261512.4
April 202614.411.9
March 202615.211.3
February 202615.913.2
January 20261613.6
December 202515.513.5
November 202515.312.9
October 202515.113.3
September 202515.113.4
August 20251513.5
July 202514.213.1
June 202514.113.4
May 202514.613.6
April 202514.113.3
March 202514.713.9
February 202514.914.2
January 202515.214.5
December 20241514.2
November 202414.614
October 202414.814.2
September 202414.814.4

Where it treats patients

Hull University Teaching Hospitals 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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