ShortestWait

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Surrey and Sussex

At the end of August 2026, 118,148 patients were waiting for treatment at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 16.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
16.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
47.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
53%
Waiting over a year
5,634

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,798 25.4 wks 12.8 wks 56.0 wks 236th of 238
Urology 6,149 16.8 wks 12.2 wks 46.0 wks 171st of 180
Orthopaedics 7,875 18.8 wks 13.9 wks 48.9 wks 277th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 8,156 21.0 wks 15.4 wks 46.9 wks 143rd of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 13,036 17.4 wks 10.4 wks 45.3 wks 296th of 301
Oral surgery 8,706 22.6 wks 16.4 wks 52.9 wks 101st of 112
Neurosurgery 536 13.0 wks 13.4 wks 43.4 wks 17th of 37
Plastic surgery 1 26.5 wks 14.0 wks 26.9 wks under 50 waiting
Cardiothoracic surgery 112 9.3 wks 9.6 wks 27.5 wks 13th of 21
General medicine 1 8.5 wks 10.2 wks 8.9 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 5,176 17.0 wks 11.0 wks 40.2 wks 159th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 7,763 15.9 wks 11.9 wks 39.4 wks 111th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 9,006 11.0 wks 10.5 wks 55.6 wks 66th of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,581 9.9 wks 10.4 wks 32.4 wks 63rd of 120
Neurology 4,781 20.7 wks 13.2 wks 46.8 wks 84th of 87
Rheumatology 1,082 13.4 wks 10.9 wks 37.4 wks 99th of 120
Elderly medicine 153 9.6 wks 7.6 wks 40.8 wks 78th of 96
Gynaecology 11,242 17.4 wks 14.2 wks 48.6 wks 152nd of 176
Other medical specialties 7,526 14.7 wks 10.7 wks 43.9 wks 131st of 145
Other paediatric specialties 5,629 13.5 wks 12.3 wks 40.3 wks 78th of 113
Other surgical specialties 16,168 15.4 wks 11.4 wks 50.5 wks 121st of 129
Other services 671 12.6 wks 8.7 wks 37.9 wks 91st 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

  • University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 20.9 weeks to 16.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202616.9 wks12.2 wks
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MonthUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202616.912.2
July 202616.212
June 202616.511.9
May 202616.312.4
April 202615.411.9
March 202615.611.3
February 202616.913.2
January 202617.713.6
December 202517.413.5
November 202517.212.9
October 20251713.3
September 202517.313.4
August 202517.613.5
July 202517.413.1
June 202517.413.4
May 202517.613.6
April 202517.713.3
March 202518.513.9
February 202519.014.2
January 202518.914.5
December 202419.114.2
November 202419.214
October 202419.914.2
September 202420.914.4

Where it treats patients

University Hospitals Sussex 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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