ShortestWait

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North East and Yorkshire Area: North East and North Cumbria

At the end of August 2026, 54,410 patients were waiting for treatment at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
1,410

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 6,593 13.5 wks 12.8 wks 46.7 wks 167th of 238
Orthopaedics 10,240 7.4 wks 13.9 wks 36.1 wks 28th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 3,985 12.1 wks 15.4 wks 28.9 wks 44th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,382 11.8 wks 10.4 wks 36.9 wks 243rd of 301
Oral surgery 780 13.8 wks 16.4 wks 32.9 wks 39th of 112
Plastic surgery 1,582 11.0 wks 14.0 wks 43.8 wks 39th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 30 14.0 wks 9.6 wks 55.2 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 1,949 13.3 wks 10.2 wks 35.1 wks 54th of 62
Gastroenterology 3,416 14.7 wks 11.0 wks 42.9 wks 151st of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,357 7.5 wks 11.9 wks 24.2 wks 15th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 6,136 15.7 wks 10.5 wks 53.1 wks 103rd of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,516 12.6 wks 10.4 wks 36.2 wks 99th of 120
Rheumatology 1,844 19.9 wks 10.9 wks 48.9 wks 116th of 120
Elderly medicine 427 8.0 wks 7.6 wks 20.0 wks 63rd of 96
Gynaecology 5,059 12.8 wks 14.2 wks 38.7 wks 81st of 176
Other medical specialties 170 7.3 wks 10.7 wks 17.7 wks 20th of 145
Other mental health 823 11.7 wks 8.4 wks 30.5 wks 8th of 9
Other paediatric specialties 5,121 14.6 wks 12.3 wks 37.8 wks 86th of 113

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 11.5 weeks to 12.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.3 wks
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MonthCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202612.312.2
July 202611.612
June 202611.811.9
May 202612.212.4
April 202611.511.9
March 202611.711.3
February 202612.713.2
January 202612.613.6
December 20251213.5
November 202511.112.9
October 202511.313.3
September 202511.113.4
August 202511.113.5
July 202510.513.1
June 202511.113.4
May 202510.913.6
April 202511.313.3
March 202510.113.9
February 202511.214.2
January 202511.114.5
December 202410.814.2
November 202410.514
October 202411.314.2
September 202411.514.4

Where it treats patients

County Durham and Darlington 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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