Hull Royal Infirmary waiting times
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust runs Hull Royal Infirmary. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber, HU3 2JZ. ODS code RWA.
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A&E in September 2026
42% of 10,218 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 612 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 42%, May 25 43%, Jun 25 42%, Jul 25 44%, Aug 25 46%, Sep 25 42%, Oct 25 41%, Nov 25 43%, Dec 25 47%, Jan 26 47%, Feb 26 46%, Mar 26 51%, Apr 26 54%, May 26 48%, Jun 26 47%, Jul 26 50%, Aug 26 49%, Sep 26 42%.
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 | 16 to 52 weeks | 18 to 45 weeks | 50% |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 11 to 33 weeks | 10 to 31 weeks | 75% |
| Dermatology | 18 to 59 weeks | 20 to 49 weeks | 47% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 19 to 56 weeks | 18 to 45 weeks | 49% |
| Elderly medicine | 6 to 31 weeks | 8 to 32 weeks | 74% |
| Gastroenterology | 10 to 50 weeks | 17 to 45 weeks | 52% |
| General internal medicine | 18 to 36 weeks | 9 to 29 weeks | 77% |
| General surgery | 9 to 53 weeks | 15 to 46 weeks | 58% |
| Gynaecology | 5 to 60 weeks | 20 to 51 weeks | 47% |
| Neurology | 16 to 56 weeks | 17 to 43 weeks | 52% |
| Neurosurgery | 9 to 47 weeks | 14 to 41 weeks | 60% |
| Ophthalmology | 10 to 44 weeks | 14 to 42 weeks | 61% |
| Oral surgery | 15 to 52 weeks | 18 to 44 weeks | 50% |
| Other medical services | 9 to 47 weeks | 15 to 40 weeks | 58% |
| Other paediatric services | 12 to 36 weeks | 11 to 29 weeks | 71% |
| Other services | 5 to 34 weeks | 12 to 48 weeks | 63% |
| Other surgical services | 2 to 13 weeks | 8 to 55 weeks | 65% |
| Plastic surgery | 2 to 64 weeks | 23 to 61 weeks | 44% |
| Respiratory medicine | 14 to 35 weeks | 11 to 28 weeks | 72% |
| Rheumatology | 19 to 41 weeks | 13 to 31 weeks | 67% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 16 to 57 weeks | 13 to 44 weeks | 61% |
| Urology | 9 to 53 weeks | 16 to 46 weeks | 53% |
| Other mental health services | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: Hull Royal Infirmary, Hornsea Cottage Hospital, The East Riding Community Hospital, Withernsea Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Hull Royal Infirmary
Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ Map - Hornsea Cottage Hospital
Eastgate, Hornsea, HU18 1LP Map - Withernsea Hospital
Queen Street, Withernsea, HU19 2QB 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 | 5,497 | 30% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 4,713 | 30% | 22% |
| Echocardiogram | 2,745 | 67% | 30% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 2,334 | 57% | 21% |
| CT scan | 2,236 | 15% | 11% |
| Hearing test | 1,266 | 38% | 43% |
| Sleep study | 1,226 | 53% | 35% |
| Colonoscopy | 1,025 | 42% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 1,014 | 55% | 30% |
| Cystoscopy | 341 | 37% | 27% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 258 | 42% | 33% |
| Nerve conduction test | 250 | 7% | 45% |
| Urodynamics | 87 | 37% | 47% |
| Barium enema | 52 | 2% | 26% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Hull Royal Infirmary?
At the end of August 2026, 86,732 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 16 weeks and 9 in 10 under 46 weeks. 55% 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 Hull Royal Infirmary 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of.