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NHS Devon 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
79,926

for hospital treatment in this area

WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
63%

England: 65% (below by 2.1 points)

WAITING OVER A YEAR
1,662

2.1% of people waiting (England 1.5%)

By type of treatment

TreatmentPeople waitingUnder 18 weeksOver a year
Trauma and Orthopaedic12,95553%622
Ophthalmology10,29064%186
Cardiology5,89257%167
Dermatology5,77469%20
Gynaecology5,74259%114
Ear Nose and Throat4,93551%76
Urology3,94566%101
Oral Surgery3,14867%16
Gastroenterology2,52787%1
Respiratory Medicine2,02271%5
Neurology1,77363%13
General Surgery1,47363%37
Plastic Surgery1,24772%10
Rheumatology86382%1
Elderly Medicine31888%0
Neurosurgical15956%1
General Internal Medicine10467%0
Cardiothoracic Surgery333%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.