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NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Hospital waiting times for people registered with GPs in this NHS area, July 2026. The typical (median) wait is 10 weeks.

PEOPLE WAITING
238,444

for hospital treatment in this area

WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
70%

England: 65% (above by 5.0 points)

WAITING OVER A YEAR
1,808

0.8% of people waiting (England 1.5%)

By type of treatment

TreatmentPeople waitingUnder 18 weeksOver a year
Gynaecology24,07864%166
Trauma and Orthopaedic22,71863%581
Ear Nose and Throat22,46960%268
Ophthalmology20,81680%9
Dermatology13,02280%0
General Surgery12,65974%32
Gastroenterology12,53275%6
Urology12,49571%17
Oral Surgery9,73965%31
Cardiology8,31986%8
Neurology7,98466%0
Plastic Surgery5,75065%115
Respiratory Medicine5,46480%3
Rheumatology4,76572%0
Neurosurgical1,18166%39
Elderly Medicine82076%0
General Internal Medicine39589%0
Cardiothoracic Surgery967%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.