ShortestWait

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

NHS trust Midlands Area: Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

At the end of August 2026, 38,312 patients were waiting for treatment at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital 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
32.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
68%
Waiting over a year
0

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,905 10.0 wks 12.8 wks 34.6 wks 86th of 238
Urology 2,154 12.4 wks 12.2 wks 35.3 wks 125th of 180
Orthopaedics 2,333 19.9 wks 13.9 wks 44.2 wks 286th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 4,523 14.6 wks 15.4 wks 38.6 wks 82nd of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,919 11.2 wks 10.4 wks 28.3 wks 230th of 301
Oral surgery 2,330 20.5 wks 16.4 wks 41.8 wks 93rd of 112
Cardiothoracic surgery 80 12.1 wks 9.6 wks 20.6 wks 18th of 21
General medicine 1,181 7.9 wks 10.2 wks 19.3 wks 31st of 62
Gastroenterology 1,945 9.9 wks 11.0 wks 20.5 wks 86th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 3,153 11.2 wks 11.9 wks 28.1 wks 60th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 3,921 11.0 wks 10.5 wks 26.0 wks 67th of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,810 9.6 wks 10.4 wks 28.7 wks 62nd of 120
Neurology 2 1.0 wks 13.2 wks 7.8 wks under 50 waiting
Rheumatology 4 3.0 wks 10.9 wks 4.8 wks under 50 waiting
Elderly medicine 219 8.2 wks 7.6 wks 14.7 wks 66th of 96
Gynaecology 4,294 13.7 wks 14.2 wks 33.4 wks 102nd of 176
Other medical specialties 65 6.3 wks 10.7 wks 13.0 wks 9th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 897 10.9 wks 12.3 wks 23.7 wks 48th of 113
Other surgical specialties 182 13.0 wks 11.4 wks 39.2 wks 104th of 129
Other services 395 9.6 wks 8.7 wks 19.6 wks 72nd 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

  • The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
  • England
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 20.3 weeks to 12.1 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.1 wks
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MonthThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS TrustEngland
August 202612.112.2
July 202611.812
June 202611.711.9
May 202611.812.4
April 202611.211.9
March 202610.411.3
February 202613.713.2
January 202613.913.6
December 202513.413.5
November 202512.412.9
October 202513.513.3
September 202514.213.4
August 202514.913.5
July 20251613.1
June 202516.213.4
May 202516.913.6
April 202518.213.3
March 202518.813.9
February 202518.514.2
January 202518.814.5
December 202419.814.2
November 202418.714
October 202419.414.2
September 202420.314.4

Where it treats patients

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital 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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