UK Explained

NHS Surrey and Sussex 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
412,800

for hospital treatment in this area

WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
63%

England: 65% (below by 2.0 points)

WAITING OVER A YEAR
9,081

2.2% of people waiting (England 1.5%)

By type of treatment

TreatmentPeople waitingUnder 18 weeksOver a year
Trauma and Orthopaedic61,77563%1,499
Ophthalmology36,38368%464
Ear Nose and Throat32,74057%670
Gynaecology31,43857%758
Dermatology30,61671%1,041
Cardiology22,40666%90
Oral Surgery21,04350%1,008
Urology19,58560%396
Gastroenterology18,48965%154
General Surgery14,79966%547
Neurology12,57455%130
Respiratory Medicine8,79674%26
Rheumatology4,30876%8
Plastic Surgery4,22464%91
Elderly Medicine1,00577%6
Neurosurgical77663%2
General Internal Medicine56480%0
Cardiothoracic Surgery15577%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.