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NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

Hospital waiting times for people registered with GPs in this NHS area, July 2026. The typical (median) wait is 9 weeks.

PEOPLE WAITING
53,097

for hospital treatment in this area

WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
74%

England: 65% (above by 8.6 points)

WAITING OVER A YEAR
602

1.1% of people waiting (England 1.5%)

By type of treatment

TreatmentPeople waitingUnder 18 weeksOver a year
Trauma and Orthopaedic8,41756%429
Ophthalmology5,42482%14
Dermatology4,42685%2
Gynaecology3,65464%29
Ear Nose and Throat3,56075%14
Cardiology2,81763%21
General Surgery2,62764%22
Oral Surgery2,47073%12
Gastroenterology2,26786%0
Urology2,19162%11
Neurology1,13981%2
Respiratory Medicine73776%0
Rheumatology61794%1
Elderly Medicine35291%0
Neurosurgical7751%0
Plastic Surgery4867%3
General Internal Medicine933%1
Cardiothoracic Surgery20%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.