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NHS North East London Integrated Care Board

Hospital waiting times for people registered with GPs in this NHS area, July 2026. The typical (median) wait is 11 weeks.

PEOPLE WAITING
251,544

for hospital treatment in this area

WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
68%

England: 65% (above by 2.6 points)

WAITING OVER A YEAR
2,752

1.1% of people waiting (England 1.5%)

By type of treatment

TreatmentPeople waitingUnder 18 weeksOver a year
Trauma and Orthopaedic24,14565%205
Gynaecology22,65261%539
Ophthalmology19,64782%14
General Surgery16,28661%289
Ear Nose and Throat14,59058%411
Gastroenterology14,58172%80
Urology14,13666%116
Dermatology13,40664%40
Cardiology12,43076%9
Oral Surgery9,00069%83
Respiratory Medicine7,57280%7
Neurology6,86662%11
Neurosurgical3,12359%53
Rheumatology2,85676%7
Plastic Surgery2,57956%121
General Internal Medicine1,13658%0
Elderly Medicine1,10994%0
Cardiothoracic Surgery2479%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.