ShortestWait

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust Midlands Area: Herefordshire and Worcestershire

At the end of August 2026, 59,589 patients were waiting for treatment at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 13.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
39.0 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
61%
Waiting over a year
593

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 5,213 14.9 wks 12.8 wks 36.2 wks 199th of 238
Urology 5,029 14.9 wks 12.2 wks 37.1 wks 155th of 180
Orthopaedics 5,536 19.3 wks 13.9 wks 45.9 wks 282nd of 299
Ear, nose and throat 7,928 18.8 wks 15.4 wks 45.4 wks 137th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 6,374 12.4 wks 10.4 wks 29.0 wks 260th of 301
Oral surgery 3,868 24.8 wks 16.4 wks 48.9 wks 108th of 112
Plastic surgery 14 15.0 wks 14.0 wks 31.9 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 23 13.5 wks 10.2 wks 46.2 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 2,689 10.3 wks 11.0 wks 28.2 wks 100th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,939 8.2 wks 11.9 wks 24.8 wks 22nd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 3,061 10.3 wks 10.5 wks 38.8 wks 56th of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,140 12.2 wks 10.4 wks 28.4 wks 93rd of 120
Neurology 976 4.6 wks 13.2 wks 13.4 wks 1st of 87
Rheumatology 752 8.1 wks 10.9 wks 21.3 wks 37th of 120
Elderly medicine 14 4.5 wks 7.6 wks 14.9 wks under 50 waiting
Gynaecology 5,654 15.3 wks 14.2 wks 35.2 wks 129th of 176
Other medical specialties 5,043 12.0 wks 10.7 wks 39.2 wks 101st of 145
Other paediatric specialties 112 10.0 wks 12.3 wks 22.7 wks 33rd of 113
Other surgical specialties 2,603 8.5 wks 11.4 wks 33.1 wks 35th of 129
Other services 1,621 7.8 wks 8.7 wks 28.1 wks 54th 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

  • Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
  • England
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.4 weeks to 13.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.8 wks12.2 wks
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MonthWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustEngland
August 202613.812.2
July 202613.412
June 202613.211.9
May 202613.312.4
April 202612.511.9
March 202612.211.3
February 202614.413.2
January 202615.113.6
December 202514.613.5
November 202514.612.9
October 202514.213.3
September 202514.113.4
August 202514.513.5
July 20251413.1
June 20251413.4
May 20251413.6
April 202513.713.3
March 202514.313.9
February 202514.514.2
January 202515.714.5
December 202415.714.2
November 202415.414
October 202415.314.2
September 202415.414.4

Where it treats patients

Worcestershire Acute 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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