ShortestWait

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

NHS trust Midlands Area: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

At the end of August 2026, 114,889 patients were waiting for treatment at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 14.1 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
14.1 weeks
92% waiting less than
42.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
60%
Waiting over a year
2,455

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 6,387 12.5 wks 12.8 wks 38.4 wks 149th of 238
Urology 3,587 7.5 wks 12.2 wks 26.4 wks 26th of 180
Orthopaedics 11,858 23.9 wks 13.9 wks 52.2 wks 295th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 7,128 18.8 wks 15.4 wks 46.7 wks 138th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 8,825 9.1 wks 10.4 wks 29.9 wks 177th of 301
Oral surgery 6,796 20.4 wks 16.4 wks 48.6 wks 92nd of 112
Neurosurgery 160 18.4 wks 13.4 wks 43.2 wks 33rd of 37
Plastic surgery 1,238 16.9 wks 14.0 wks 44.5 wks 69th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 487 8.5 wks 9.6 wks 27.9 wks 10th of 21
General medicine 146 1.5 wks 10.2 wks 11.3 wks 1st of 62
Gastroenterology 4,698 13.5 wks 11.0 wks 42.8 wks 143rd of 166
Cardiology (heart) 5,976 12.3 wks 11.9 wks 33.3 wks 77th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 3,026 5.8 wks 10.5 wks 19.3 wks 13th of 111
Respiratory medicine 2,278 10.3 wks 10.4 wks 23.3 wks 68th of 120
Neurology 2,967 18.4 wks 13.2 wks 36.5 wks 79th of 87
Rheumatology 3,891 17.2 wks 10.9 wks 43.6 wks 112th of 120
Elderly medicine 554 9.6 wks 7.6 wks 23.8 wks 79th of 96
Gynaecology 9,665 14.8 wks 14.2 wks 39.8 wks 118th of 176
Other medical specialties 16,037 12.9 wks 10.7 wks 40.9 wks 117th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 8,360 12.9 wks 12.3 wks 37.1 wks 72nd of 113
Other surgical specialties 7,459 15.0 wks 11.4 wks 46.3 wks 120th of 129
Other services 3,366 12.1 wks 8.7 wks 30.3 wks 87th 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 Leicester NHS Trust
  • England
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.3 weeks to 14.1 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202614.1 wks12.2 wks
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MonthUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustEngland
August 202614.112.2
July 202613.712
June 20261411.9
May 202614.412.4
April 202614.411.9
March 202614.611.3
February 202615.613.2
January 202617.313.6
December 202517.113.5
November 202516.812.9
October 202517.313.3
September 202517.413.4
August 202517.313.5
July 202516.713.1
June 202515.513.4
May 202515.513.6
April 202514.813.3
March 20251613.9
February 202516.114.2
January 202516.214.5
December 202415.814.2
November 202415.114
October 202415.214.2
September 202415.314.4

Where it treats patients

University Hospitals of Leicester 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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