Royal Blackburn waiting times
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust runs Royal Blackburn Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. Blackburn with Darwen, North West, BB2 3HH. ODS code RXR.
Hospital waiting times near Blackburn with Darwen. A&E waiting times near Blackburn with Darwen.
A&E in September 2026
63% of 13,927 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 814 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 68%, May 25 66%, Jun 25 67%, Jul 25 66%, Aug 25 67%, Sep 25 67%, Oct 25 66%, Nov 25 67%, Dec 25 65%, Jan 26 65%, Feb 26 59%, Mar 26 69%, Apr 26 67%, May 26 67%, Jun 26 66%, Jul 26 68%, Aug 26 65%, Sep 26 63%.
Covers every A&E this trust runs. How every trust compares.
Waits by specialty
Each band runs from the point where half of patients had been treated to the point where 9 in 10 had.
| Specialty | Treated waits | Waiting now | Within 18 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology | 13 to 25 weeks | 7 to 19 weeks | 91% |
| Dermatology | 6 to 46 weeks | 13 to 39 weeks | 61% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 11 to 39 weeks | 7 to 28 weeks | 79% |
| Elderly medicine | 7 to 11 weeks | 3 to 8 weeks | 100% |
| Gastroenterology | 9 to 23 weeks | 6 to 18 weeks | 92% |
| General surgery | 17 to 52 weeks | 12 to 40 weeks | 64% |
| Gynaecology | 23 to 50 weeks | 14 to 39 weeks | 60% |
| Ophthalmology | 15 to 48 weeks | 12 to 36 weeks | 67% |
| Oral surgery | 10 to 52 weeks | 11 to 41 weeks | 63% |
| Other medical services | 15 to 32 weeks | 10 to 29 weeks | 74% |
| Other paediatric services | 12 to 31 weeks | 10 to 24 weeks | 78% |
| Other services | 9 to 16 weeks | 4 to 15 weeks | 98% |
| Other surgical services | 8 to 19 weeks | 9 to 36 weeks | 74% |
| Respiratory medicine | 7 to 20 weeks | 5 to 13 weeks | 97% |
| Rheumatology | 27 to 46 weeks | 12 to 32 weeks | 67% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 23 to 49 weeks | 7 to 31 weeks | 78% |
| Urology | 9 to 30 weeks | 7 to 27 weeks | 81% |
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: Royal Blackburn Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find it
- Royal Blackburn Hospital
Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH Map
Addresses from the NHS Organisation Data Service.
Scan and test waits
People waiting for each test in August 2026, and the share who had waited over six weeks. The standard is under 1 in 100.
| Test | Waiting | Over six weeks | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound scan | 5,868 | 5% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 2,134 | 0% | 22% |
| CT scan | 1,649 | 0% | 11% |
| Echocardiogram | 928 | 2% | 30% |
| Colonoscopy | 750 | 2% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 680 | 2% | 30% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 403 | 0% | 21% |
| Sleep study | 333 | 1% | 35% |
| Hearing test | 287 | 13% | 43% |
| Urodynamics | 207 | 40% | 47% |
| Cystoscopy | 135 | 30% | 27% |
| Nerve conduction test | 121 | 0% | 45% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 117 | 1% | 33% |
| Barium enema | 50 | 0% | 26% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Royal Blackburn?
At the end of August 2026, 46,339 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 9 weeks and 9 in 10 under 34 weeks. 72% were within the 18-week standard. Each specialty in the table below has its own figure.
Can I check where I am on the waiting list?
Not from this site: these are NHS England's monthly figures for whole specialties, not individual patients. The NHS App shows your own referral, and the hospital's patient advice and liaison service (PALS) can tell you your position and whether your referral is marked urgent. See how your wait compares.
How do I get seen sooner than the Royal Blackburn wait time?
When your GP refers you, you can choose any hospital in England that holds an NHS contract, including independent hospitals the NHS pays for. If you have already waited over 18 weeks with no date in the next 8 weeks, you can ask to move. Compare every hospital near you first. Hospital waiting times near Blackburn with Darwen.