ShortestWait

General medicine waiting times by hospital

Patients waiting for general medicine treatment at the end of August 2026, at every NHS trust and independent provider in England with at least 50 patients waiting.

Includes treatments such as general internal medicine, internal medicine, physician.

England median wait
10.2 weeks
92% waiting less than
32.3 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
72%
People waiting
31,589

Shortest general medicine waits near you

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England median wait over two years

England: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.7 weeks to 10.2 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.2 wks
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MonthEngland
August 202610.2
July 202610.2
June 202610.5
May 202611.4
April 202610.8
March 20269.8
February 202611.4
January 202611.9
December 202512
November 202511
October 202511.1
September 202511.2
August 202511.3
July 202511.2
June 202511.5
May 202511.5
April 202511.5
March 202511.2
February 202511.7
January 202511.7
December 202411.6
November 202411
October 202411.3
September 202411.7

hospitals ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust NHS Midlands 146 1.5 wks 11.3 wks 95% 0.3 weeks shorter
2 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 109 1.9 wks 3.4 wks 100% 0.9 weeks longer
3 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 97 2.6 wks 5.8 wks 100% 1.1 weeks shorter
4 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 67 3.6 wks 12.6 wks 97% 0.4 weeks shorter
5 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 56 3.6 wks 10.8 wks 100% 4.4 weeks shorter
6 South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 69 3.6 wks 16.5 wks 93% 2.1 weeks shorter
7 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 55 3.6 wks 13.3 wks 100% 0.1 weeks longer
8 Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 72 3.7 wks 13.2 wks 96% 1.0 weeks longer
9 South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 146 3.9 wks 13.4 wks 100% 0.4 weeks longer
10 St George'S University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 159 4.4 wks 27.4 wks 83% 0.8 weeks shorter
11 Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 92 4.9 wks 29.8 wks 85% 1.9 weeks shorter
12 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS London 147 5.0 wks 22.1 wks 87% 14.1 weeks shorter
13 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 285 5.1 wks 18.1 wks 92% 4.1 weeks longer
14 George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust NHS Midlands 238 5.2 wks 21.7 wks 87% 6.4 weeks shorter
15 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS East of England 60 5.2 wks 9.6 wks 98% 0.6 weeks longer
16 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 219 5.4 wks 18.8 wks 89% 4.1 weeks shorter
17 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 62 5.5 wks 15.7 wks 100% 0.9 weeks shorter
18 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 678 5.6 wks 16.9 wks 95% no change
19 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 94 5.7 wks 33.5 wks 84% 1.8 weeks longer
20 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 321 5.7 wks 22.7 wks 91% no change
21 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 89 5.8 wks 22.5 wks 85% 0.3 weeks longer
22 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 329 6.0 wks 14.2 wks 94% 1.5 weeks shorter
23 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,620 6.2 wks 15.5 wks 100% 0.4 weeks longer
24 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust NHS Midlands 461 6.2 wks 16.2 wks 97% 1.3 weeks shorter
25 North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 284 6.2 wks 16.1 wks 96% 1.0 weeks longer
26 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 151 7.1 wks 23.2 wks 87% 2.3 weeks longer
27 Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) Independent 14 sites South East 83 7.3 wks 15.5 wks 98% 0.4 weeks longer
28 Ashford and St Peter'S Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 165 7.5 wks 15.3 wks 99% 1.7 weeks shorter
29 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 61 7.6 wks 14.7 wks 98% 2.6 weeks longer
30 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 216 7.7 wks 22.7 wks 88% 1.3 weeks shorter
31 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust NHS Midlands 1,181 7.9 wks 19.3 wks 89% 2.1 weeks shorter
32 King'S College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 697 8.2 wks 20.8 wks 88% 1.5 weeks longer
33 The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,010 8.2 wks 25.4 wks 83% 0.5 weeks shorter
34 Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust NHS London 223 8.3 wks 19.2 wks 91% 26.8 weeks shorter
35 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 149 8.5 wks 17.8 wks 93% 1.7 weeks shorter
36 Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust NHS South East 63 8.7 wks 30.0 wks 83% 3.5 weeks longer
37 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 92 8.8 wks 15.2 wks 95% 1.7 weeks shorter
38 Medway NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 95 8.9 wks 15.6 wks 98% 1.3 weeks shorter
39 University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 136 9.0 wks 25.1 wks 76% 1.4 weeks shorter
40 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 579 9.2 wks 28.9 wks 77% 0.4 weeks longer
41 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 140 9.8 wks 30.0 wks 81% 3.7 weeks shorter
42 The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 318 9.8 wks 24.3 wks 81% 0.8 weeks shorter
43 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 212 9.8 wks 24.6 wks 84% 0.2 weeks shorter
44 Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 413 9.8 wks 31.2 wks 73% 0.3 weeks shorter
45 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 72 10.0 wks 27.8 wks 82% 2.3 weeks longer
46 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 77 10.2 wks 14.8 wks 95% 8.4 weeks longer
47 The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 4,795 10.8 wks 30.5 wks 71% 1.3 weeks shorter
48 North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 109 11.3 wks 38.1 wks 69% 4.3 weeks shorter
49 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,312 11.3 wks 35.2 wks 64% 0.5 weeks shorter
50 Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 278 11.5 wks 24.0 wks 80% 1.7 weeks longer
51 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 52 12.0 wks 33.8 wks 73% 0.6 weeks shorter
52 Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust NHS South East 724 12.5 wks 31.7 wks 68% 2.7 weeks longer
53 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 578 12.7 wks 32.7 wks 66% 1.4 weeks longer
54 County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,949 13.3 wks 35.1 wks 63% 1.2 weeks longer
55 Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 97 14.2 wks 36.2 wks 63% 1.0 weeks longer
56 Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 442 16.0 wks 35.9 wks 56% 2.6 weeks shorter
57 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 5,530 16.0 wks 36.3 wks 54% 1.8 weeks shorter
58 Barts Health NHS Trust NHS London 64 16.3 wks 35.9 wks 53% 0.5 weeks longer
59 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 77 19.2 wks 43.9 wks 47% 3.6 weeks longer
60 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 410 19.3 wks 30.5 wks 46% 5.6 weeks longer
61 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 624 24.6 wks 51.1 wks 35% 9.4 weeks longer
62 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 798 25.9 wks 50.2 wks 35% 1.0 weeks longer

62 providers. Independent providers treat NHS patients at no cost to the patient; you can usually ask to be referred to one. Providers reporting one figure for several sites are marked with the number of sites.

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