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Elderly Care

Medical care for older people with complex conditions

Data from Dec 2025 ยท Published 2026-02-13

Total waiting

26,735

Avg. median wait

9.5 weeks

Within 18 weeks

80.9%

Hospitals

120

Hospitals ranked by shortest wait

#1BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Other

2.5w

100%

#2LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

2.5w

100%

#3ST MARTINS HOSPITAL

South West

2.5w

100%

#4KINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

2.5w

100%

#5STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

3.5w

99.4%

#6HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

3.5w

100%

#7LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

3.5w

100%

#8ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST

Midlands

3.5w

100%

#9HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

3.5w

100%

#10OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

4.5w

90.3%

#11NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

4.5w

99.4%

#12BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

4.5w

91.3%

#13YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

4.5w

92.6%

#14MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST

South East

4.5w

99.3%

#15NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST

Other

4.5w

98.5%

#16DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

4.5w

90.3%

#17WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

4.5w

84.8%

#18EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

North West

4.5w

99%

#19WHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST

London

4.5w

100%

#20UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST

Midlands

4.5w

98.9%

#21WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Midlands

4.5w

97.1%

#22PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST

Midlands

4.5w

98.5%

#23BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

4.5w

91.1%

#24WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

4.5w

93.2%

#25ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

4.5w

100%

#26SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

4.5w

100%

#27LIVEWELL SOUTHWEST

East of England

4.5w

100%

#28WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

4.5w

100%

#29GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

5.5w

97.5%

#30KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

5.5w

97.3%

#31LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST

South East

5.5w

97.6%

#32THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

5.5w

96.4%

#33UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

5.5w

98.9%

#34CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST

London

5.5w

95.2%

#35MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

5.5w

89.2%

#36NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

5.5w

98.2%

#37CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

5.5w

92.5%

#38BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

5.5w

96.2%

#39UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

5.5w

95.3%

#40FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

5.5w

95.1%

#41DORKING HEALTHCARE LIMITED (DHC)

South East

5.5w

100%

#42ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

6.5w

90.4%

#43NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

6.5w

92.3%

#44UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

6.5w

93.1%

#45UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

6.5w

90.4%

#46HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

6.5w

95.9%

#47NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

6.5w

94.8%

#48UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

6.5w

96%

#49HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

6.5w

89.9%

#50SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

6.5w

94%

#51ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

6.5w

90.3%

#52SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

6.5w

98.8%

#53THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST

Midlands

6.5w

96.3%

#54WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

6.5w

98%

#55TAMESIDE AND GLOSSOP INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

6.5w

83.3%

#56MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

7.5w

84.5%

#57UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

Midlands

7.5w

91.6%

#58GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

7.5w

83.7%

#59BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

7.5w

84.9%

#60GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

7.5w

88.6%

#61UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

7.5w

88.5%

#62BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

7.5w

85.5%

#63NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

7.5w

84.1%

#64EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

7.5w

93.1%

#65EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

7.5w

88%

#66GATESHEAD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

7.5w

91.7%

#67MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Other

7.5w

84.8%

#68BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

London

7.5w

95.5%

#69ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

7.5w

94.6%

#70BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

7.5w

97.4%

#71EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE NHS TRUST

London

7.5w

84.6%

#72THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

7.5w

100%

#73THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, KING'S LYNN, NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

7.5w

88.6%

#74UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

Midlands

7.5w

98%

#75SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

8.5w

75.9%

#76CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

8.5w

95%

#77NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

8.5w

85.5%

#78EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Midlands

8.5w

76.5%

#79THE DUDLEY GROUP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

8.5w

96%

#80LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

8.5w

85.2%

#81WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST

Midlands

8.5w

81.1%

#82GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

8.5w

90.5%

#83DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

8.5w

87%

#84THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

8.5w

80%

#85ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Other

9.5w

78.9%

#86COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

9.5w

88.9%

#87DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST

South East

9.5w

89.7%

#88ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

9.5w

83.4%

#89KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

9.5w

74.4%

#90THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

9.5w

99.5%

#91THE HILLINGDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

9.5w

71.8%

#92CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

9.5w

76.6%

#93SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

9.5w

88.5%

#94JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

9.5w

86.7%

#95MIDLANDS PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

9.5w

92.3%

#96MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

9.5w

88.9%

#97UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

10.5w

77.3%

#98IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

10.5w

75.9%

#99HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

10.5w

71.7%

#100AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

10.5w

90.6%

#101MID YORKSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST

London

11.5w

75.2%

#102UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

South West

11.5w

74.3%

#103SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

11.5w

73.2%

#104COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

11.5w

69%

#105NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

11.5w

84.1%

#106LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

12.5w

68.1%

#107MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

12.5w

67%

#108TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

12.5w

60.8%

#109SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

12.5w

69.8%

#110WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

12.5w

75.2%

#111SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

13.5w

61.9%

#112EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

13.5w

62.3%

#113NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

14.5w

61.9%

#114THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

London

15.5w

60.6%

#115EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST

Other

16.5w

59.1%

#116WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

17.5w

51.3%

#117UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

17.5w

50%

#118UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST

East of England

17.5w

50%

#119NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

23.5w

38.9%

#120MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

23.5w

38.5%