ShortestWait

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Kent and Medway

At the end of August 2026, 50,987 patients were waiting for treatment at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 11.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
31.3 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
70%
Waiting over a year
4

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 5,833 11.0 wks 12.8 wks 33.7 wks 108th of 238
Urology 2,549 8.4 wks 12.2 wks 22.2 wks 31st of 180
Orthopaedics 4,271 10.9 wks 13.9 wks 28.1 wks 115th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 6,110 17.4 wks 15.4 wks 35.6 wks 120th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 5,934 9.4 wks 10.4 wks 29.1 wks 190th of 301
Cardiothoracic surgery 34 4.8 wks 9.6 wks 14.4 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 2,806 14.4 wks 11.0 wks 31.8 wks 149th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 2,268 10.5 wks 11.9 wks 25.9 wks 47th of 125
Respiratory medicine 1,237 11.4 wks 10.4 wks 23.7 wks 82nd of 120
Neurology 1,991 14.1 wks 13.2 wks 31.6 wks 55th of 87
Rheumatology 446 4.5 wks 10.9 wks 10.7 wks 4th of 120
Elderly medicine 191 5.2 wks 7.6 wks 14.3 wks 25th of 96
Gynaecology 5,953 12.9 wks 14.2 wks 32.8 wks 84th of 176
Other medical specialties 5,398 8.6 wks 10.7 wks 24.3 wks 45th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 4,653 15.4 wks 12.3 wks 35.6 wks 94th of 113
Other surgical specialties 1,312 6.2 wks 11.4 wks 26.2 wks 11th of 129
Other services 1 2.5 wks 8.7 wks 2.9 wks under 50 waiting

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
  • England
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 11.2 weeks to 11.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.5 wks
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MonthMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustEngland
August 202611.512.2
July 202610.912
June 202610.211.9
May 202610.212.4
April 20269.811.9
March 20269.411.3
February 202611.413.2
January 202611.413.6
December 202511.413.5
November 202510.712.9
October 202510.813.3
September 202510.913.4
August 202511.213.5
July 202510.613.1
June 202510.613.4
May 202510.813.6
April 20259.913.3
March 20259.313.9
February 202510.414.2
January 202510.614.5
December 202410.914.2
November 202410.514
October 202410.714.2
September 202411.214.4

Where it treats patients

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells 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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