Conquest and Eastbourne District General waiting times
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust runs Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Hastings, South East, TN37 7PT. ODS code RXC.
Sites this trust runs: Conquest Hospital, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Amberstone Hospital (Site), Bexhill Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Hospital waiting times near Hastings. A&E waiting times near Hastings.
A&E in September 2026
62% of 10,828 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 215 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Covers every A&E this trust runs.
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 | 15 to 35 weeks | 13 to 32 weeks | 65% |
| Dermatology | 2 to 12 weeks | 4 to 15 weeks | 94% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 13 to 45 weeks | 14 to 38 weeks | 61% |
| Elderly medicine | 6 to 15 weeks | 7 to 17 weeks | 97% |
| Gastroenterology | 8 to 33 weeks | 9 to 33 weeks | 79% |
| General surgery | 10 to 44 weeks | 11 to 34 weeks | 73% |
| Gynaecology | 27 to 50 weeks | 16 to 43 weeks | 55% |
| Neurology | 15 to 36 weeks | 10 to 27 weeks | 75% |
| Ophthalmology | 8 to 26 weeks | 9 to 25 weeks | 80% |
| Oral surgery | 26 to 47 weeks | 18 to 39 weeks | 51% |
| Other medical services | 13 to 47 weeks | 12 to 38 weeks | 65% |
| Other paediatric services | 18 to 39 weeks | 13 to 30 weeks | 68% |
| Other services | 8 to 36 weeks | 8 to 26 weeks | 79% |
| Other surgical services | 5 to 47 weeks | 6 to 32 weeks | 79% |
| Respiratory medicine | 20 to 45 weeks | 14 to 31 weeks | 65% |
| Rheumatology | 12 to 21 weeks | 7 to 22 weeks | 89% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 8 to 33 weeks | 10 to 31 weeks | 78% |
| Urology | 11 to 52 weeks | 16 to 44 weeks | 55% |
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
NHS England figures, . About the data.
Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Conquest and Eastbourne District General?
At the end of August 2026, 55,366 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 69% 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 Conquest and Eastbourne District General 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 Hastings.