ShortestWait

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

NHS trust East of England Area: Central East

At the end of August 2026, 57,636 patients were waiting for treatment at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 12.1 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.1 weeks
92% waiting less than
39.4 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
65%
Waiting over a year
853

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,228 12.0 wks 12.8 wks 35.0 wks 127th of 238
Urology 4,093 14.0 wks 12.2 wks 40.9 wks 143rd of 180
Orthopaedics 4,917 19.3 wks 13.9 wks 49.0 wks 281st of 299
Ear, nose and throat 6,061 15.7 wks 15.4 wks 40.1 wks 101st of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 2,618 8.3 wks 10.4 wks 32.4 wks 153rd of 301
Oral surgery 1,162 20.4 wks 16.4 wks 49.5 wks 91st of 112
Plastic surgery 3,327 8.6 wks 14.0 wks 39.5 wks 21st of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 156 8.1 wks 9.6 wks 18.3 wks 8th of 21
General medicine 32 7.2 wks 10.2 wks 12.7 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 2,256 11.8 wks 11.0 wks 42.9 wks 123rd of 166
Cardiology (heart) 3,785 8.3 wks 11.9 wks 16.1 wks 23rd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 1,912 13.4 wks 10.5 wks 47.5 wks 93rd of 111
Respiratory medicine 944 6.8 wks 10.4 wks 18.4 wks 16th of 120
Neurology 795 7.0 wks 13.2 wks 14.9 wks 7th of 87
Rheumatology 1,375 15.3 wks 10.9 wks 33.6 wks 108th of 120
Elderly medicine 145 8.5 wks 7.6 wks 28.8 wks 71st of 96
Gynaecology 4,851 12.2 wks 14.2 wks 36.4 wks 65th of 176
Other services 16,979 12.6 wks 8.7 wks 37.6 wks 90th 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 and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
  • England
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.6 weeks to 12.1 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.1 wks
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MonthEast and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustEngland
August 202612.112.2
July 202611.812
June 202611.511.9
May 20261212.4
April 202611.611.9
March 202610.911.3
February 20261213.2
January 202612.313.6
December 202511.913.5
November 202511.712.9
October 202512.213.3
September 202512.613.4
August 202513.413.5
July 202512.913.1
June 202512.813.4
May 202513.213.6
April 202512.613.3
March 202512.313.9
February 202513.314.2
January 202513.914.5
December 202414.114.2
November 202414.114
October 202414.314.2
September 202414.614.4

Where it treats patients

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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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