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NHS Gloucestershire 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
76,514

for hospital treatment in this area

WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
72%

England: 65% (above by 6.9 points)

WAITING OVER A YEAR
146

0.2% of people waiting (England 1.5%)

By type of treatment

TreatmentPeople waitingUnder 18 weeksOver a year
Trauma and Orthopaedic11,09257%47
Cardiology6,75575%3
Ear Nose and Throat5,80058%10
Dermatology5,41870%2
Ophthalmology5,13484%14
Gastroenterology5,00086%4
Gynaecology4,88265%9
Urology4,29579%7
Oral Surgery3,80861%7
Neurology1,98380%0
Rheumatology1,28069%2
Respiratory Medicine1,26189%0
General Surgery75972%12
Elderly Medicine37394%0
Plastic Surgery26167%6
General Internal Medicine23982%0
Neurosurgical14877%0
Cardiothoracic Surgery3882%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.