Gynaecology waiting times at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
At the end of August 2026, half of the 4,294 patients waiting for gynaecology treatment at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust had waited less than 13.7 weeks, and 92% less than 33.4 weeks. That is 0.5 weeks shorter than the England median of 14.2 weeks.
- Median wait
- 13.7 weeks
- 92% waiting less than
- 33.4 weeks
- Waiting under 18 weeks
- 63%
- Patients waiting
- 4,294
102nd shortest of 176 providers in England, and 13th of 33 in Midlands, ranked by median wait. See the full gynaecology ranking.
Shorter waits within 30 miles
Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and a shorter median wait for gynaecology. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.
- Modality Llp median 7.0 weeks · 29 miles away (Modality Llp (Tettenhall Road)) · Independent · compare
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust median 9.0 weeks · 3 miles away (Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust) · NHS · compare
Median wait over two years
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- England
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| Month | The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | England |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 13.7 | 14.2 |
| July 2026 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
| June 2026 | 14.2 | 13.9 |
| May 2026 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| April 2026 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| March 2026 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
| February 2026 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| January 2026 | 15 | 15.3 |
| December 2025 | 14.9 | 15.1 |
| November 2025 | 13 | 14.8 |
| October 2025 | 14.3 | 15 |
| September 2025 | 14.1 | 15.1 |
| August 2025 | 14.3 | 15.3 |
| July 2025 | 14.8 | 15.4 |
| June 2025 | 13.7 | 15.1 |
| May 2025 | 13.3 | 15.4 |
| April 2025 | 14.6 | 15 |
| March 2025 | 15.8 | 15.6 |
| February 2025 | 16.3 | 15.6 |
| January 2025 | 16.1 | 15.9 |
| December 2024 | 17 | 15.6 |
| November 2024 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| October 2024 | 16.2 | 15.7 |
| September 2024 | 19.4 | 15.9 |
How long patients have been waiting
Share of the 4,294 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 63% had waited under 18 weeks; 0 had waited over a year.
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| Waited | Patients | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 weeks | 1,007 | 23% |
| 6 to 12 weeks | 898 | 21% |
| 12 to 18 weeks | 798 | 19% |
| 18 to 26 weeks | 810 | 19% |
| 26 to 39 weeks | 649 | 15% |
| 39 to 52 weeks | 132 | 3% |
| 52 to 65 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| 65 to 78 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| 78 to 104 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| Over 104 weeks | 0 | 0% |
Patients treated in August 2026
- 140 patients started treatment as an inpatient or day case. Their median wait was 24.5 weeks.
- 899 patients started treatment without being admitted, or were discharged from the waiting list. Their median wait was 7.8 weeks.
- 905 new patients joined the waiting list.
These completed waits show how long people who were actually treated had waited, which is often a better guide to an operation than the waiting list as a whole.
About these figures
- These are waits for gynaecology as a whole, not for one particular operation. Within a specialty some treatments are quicker than others.
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust reports one figure for all its hospitals.
- Waits run from referral to the start of consultant-led treatment, for routine care. Urgent and suspected cancer referrals are seen sooner.
- Source: NHS England referral to treatment statistics for August 2026.
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