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NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board

Hospital waiting times for people registered with GPs in this NHS area, July 2026. The typical (median) wait is 11 weeks.

PEOPLE WAITING
67,219

for hospital treatment in this area

WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
70%

England: 65% (above by 4.6 points)

WAITING OVER A YEAR
278

0.4% of people waiting (England 1.5%)

By type of treatment

TreatmentPeople waitingUnder 18 weeksOver a year
Trauma and Orthopaedic16,38366%150
Ophthalmology5,81976%10
Dermatology5,73070%17
Ear Nose and Throat5,09060%8
General Surgery4,83573%6
Gynaecology4,78261%10
General Internal Medicine3,65591%4
Cardiology3,58771%9
Oral Surgery2,97349%24
Urology2,44265%6
Gastroenterology2,19783%3
Respiratory Medicine2,01466%2
Neurology1,21681%1
Rheumatology77592%0
Elderly Medicine29299%0
Neurosurgical21458%4
Plastic Surgery11760%2
Cardiothoracic Surgery10584%0

Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times, July 2026, published 10th September 2026.

This shows what happened, not why. Waiting times are affected by many things, so the green squares are for context only and do not mean a vote caused any change. It covers hospital treatment in England that has not started yet. Health is devolved, so Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland publish their own figures.