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NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board

Hospital waiting times for people registered with GPs in this NHS area, July 2026. The typical (median) wait is 13 weeks.

PEOPLE WAITING
213,883

for hospital treatment in this area

WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
64%

England: 65% (below by 1.7 points)

WAITING OVER A YEAR
3,979

1.9% of people waiting (England 1.5%)

By type of treatment

TreatmentPeople waitingUnder 18 weeksOver a year
Trauma and Orthopaedic23,26755%1,021
Ophthalmology22,24572%162
Dermatology18,17670%48
Ear Nose and Throat18,10959%543
Gynaecology17,03359%675
General Surgery14,45059%242
Urology12,82059%281
Cardiology9,40364%122
Gastroenterology8,12469%67
Neurology7,58862%55
Oral Surgery6,78252%116
Respiratory Medicine5,48274%6
Rheumatology4,56673%5
Plastic Surgery3,16353%100
General Internal Medicine1,32267%16
Neurosurgical57163%13
Elderly Medicine18692%0
Cardiothoracic Surgery8587%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.