ShortestWait

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North East and Yorkshire Area: West Yorkshire

At the end of August 2026, 35,543 patients were waiting for treatment at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 9.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
9.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
29.3 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
76%
Waiting over a year
9

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 5,492 9.5 wks 12.8 wks 30.6 wks 75th of 238
Urology 1,858 9.1 wks 12.2 wks 27.8 wks 40th of 180
Orthopaedics 2,458 11.1 wks 13.9 wks 29.7 wks 119th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 5,176 13.9 wks 15.4 wks 36.3 wks 72nd of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 2,679 6.4 wks 10.4 wks 21.2 wks 81st of 301
Oral surgery 1,607 13.9 wks 16.4 wks 38.3 wks 40th of 112
Plastic surgery 529 12.7 wks 14.0 wks 33.0 wks 50th of 82
General medicine 149 8.5 wks 10.2 wks 17.8 wks 35th of 62
Gastroenterology 2,229 8.6 wks 11.0 wks 28.1 wks 67th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,763 9.3 wks 11.9 wks 24.0 wks 30th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 2,015 6.4 wks 10.5 wks 19.7 wks 16th of 111
Respiratory medicine 948 8.7 wks 10.4 wks 25.3 wks 42nd of 120
Neurology 725 7.2 wks 13.2 wks 21.0 wks 9th of 87
Rheumatology 1,010 9.5 wks 10.9 wks 28.2 wks 55th of 120
Elderly medicine 204 9.6 wks 7.6 wks 24.1 wks 80th of 96
Gynaecology 3,113 10.0 wks 14.2 wks 32.0 wks 39th of 176
Other medical specialties 1,562 7.1 wks 10.7 wks 21.9 wks 15th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 1,489 9.9 wks 12.3 wks 24.2 wks 31st of 113
Other surgical specialties 351 9.6 wks 11.4 wks 18.9 wks 54th of 129
Other services 186 11.6 wks 8.7 wks 22.0 wks 82nd 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

  • Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.1 weeks to 9.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20269.6 wks12.2 wks
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MonthCalderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 20269.612.2
July 20269.212
June 20269.411.9
May 202610.412.4
April 20269.811.9
March 20269.211.3
February 202610.313.2
January 202610.413.6
December 202510.113.5
November 20259.712.9
October 202510.413.3
September 202510.513.4
August 20251113.5
July 202510.513.1
June 202510.713.4
May 202511.513.6
April 202510.913.3
March 202510.113.9
February 202511.314.2
January 202511.314.5
December 202411.214.2
November 202410.814
October 202410.814.2
September 202411.114.4

Where it treats patients

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation 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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