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NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board

Hospital waiting times for people registered with GPs in this NHS area, July 2026. The typical (median) wait is 12 weeks.

PEOPLE WAITING
220,398

for hospital treatment in this area

WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
66%

England: 65% (above by 0.6 points)

WAITING OVER A YEAR
2,252

1.0% of people waiting (England 1.5%)

By type of treatment

TreatmentPeople waitingUnder 18 weeksOver a year
Trauma and Orthopaedic25,22562%313
Ophthalmology19,85568%211
Ear Nose and Throat18,02660%227
Gynaecology16,81462%396
Dermatology14,92168%20
Urology12,73765%135
Gastroenterology12,54872%61
Cardiology11,66870%13
Neurology9,06956%187
Oral Surgery8,80250%287
General Surgery8,17672%47
Plastic Surgery5,30757%33
Respiratory Medicine5,17585%4
Rheumatology2,85286%9
Elderly Medicine95893%0
Neurosurgical73575%4
General Internal Medicine15974%2
Cardiothoracic Surgery3580%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.