ShortestWait

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Surrey and Sussex

At the end of August 2026, 55,478 patients were waiting for treatment at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 11.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.6 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
69%
Waiting over a year
338

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,714 10.9 wks 12.8 wks 33.8 wks 101st of 238
Urology 4,534 15.8 wks 12.2 wks 44.1 wks 160th of 180
Orthopaedics 10,207 9.5 wks 13.9 wks 31.0 wks 71st of 299
Ear, nose and throat 5,269 13.8 wks 15.4 wks 38.4 wks 71st of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,716 8.8 wks 10.4 wks 25.0 wks 168th of 301
Oral surgery 1,831 17.6 wks 16.4 wks 39.3 wks 66th of 112
General medicine 17 1.1 wks 10.2 wks 4.6 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 3,037 8.6 wks 11.0 wks 32.5 wks 65th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 4,189 13.0 wks 11.9 wks 32.3 wks 88th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 1,011 4.1 wks 10.5 wks 15.4 wks 5th of 111
Respiratory medicine 2,386 13.6 wks 10.4 wks 31.0 wks 109th of 120
Neurology 1,932 10.5 wks 13.2 wks 27.5 wks 28th of 87
Rheumatology 676 7.0 wks 10.9 wks 22.0 wks 20th of 120
Elderly medicine 145 6.8 wks 7.6 wks 17.2 wks 49th of 96
Gynaecology 5,205 16.1 wks 14.2 wks 42.9 wks 141st of 176
Other medical specialties 3,897 12.1 wks 10.7 wks 38.3 wks 103rd of 145
Other paediatric specialties 301 13.0 wks 12.3 wks 30.2 wks 73rd of 113
Other surgical specialties 1,784 6.2 wks 11.4 wks 32.0 wks 10th of 129
Other services 627 8.0 wks 8.7 wks 26.1 wks 55th 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 Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
  • England
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.7 weeks to 11.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.3 wks
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MonthEast Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustEngland
August 202611.312.2
July 202610.712
June 202610.811.9
May 202611.612.4
April 202611.511.9
March 202611.211.3
February 202613.113.2
January 202613.213.6
December 202512.613.5
November 202512.212.9
October 202512.613.3
September 202512.513.4
August 202512.513.5
July 20251213.1
June 202512.913.4
May 202513.313.6
April 202512.813.3
March 202513.413.9
February 202515.814.2
January 202516.214.5
December 20241614.2
November 20241614
October 202416.414.2
September 202415.714.4

Where it treats patients

East Sussex Healthcare 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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