Lungs and breathing at Barts Health NHS Trust

Whipps Cross and Newham General respiratory medicine waiting times: most people treated waited 10 to 39 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 30 weeks. 71% are within 18 weeks.

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10 to 39weeks

Half seen within 10 weeks, 9 in 10 within 39 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 30 weeks. 766 people treated in the month.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Respiratory medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust, 24 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 20248.656.616.5
October 202411.152.116.3
November 20249.156.916.3
December 20247.959.916.3
January 202511.458.316.4
February 202515.958.917.5
March 202517.061.517.8
April 202521.963.118.3
May 202514.763.319.5
June 202519.361.218.6
July 202523.860.518.8
August 202519.062.119.8
September 202523.559.419.4
October 202518.655.819.6
November 202517.054.419.4
December 202517.552.018.7
January 202617.353.616.7
February 202617.152.014.9
March 202618.152.411.2
April 202615.848.811.6
May 202611.748.812.6
June 202613.849.211.1
July 202614.244.510.1
August 20269.838.710.9

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

Whittington Health NHS Trust

NHS trust, 4.9 miles away

3 to 20weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 20 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 204 people treated in the month.

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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

NHS trust, 9.1 miles away

5 to 15weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 15 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 14 weeks. 555 people treated in the month.

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5 to 18weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 18 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 14 weeks. 217 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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