St Mary's waiting times
Isle of Wight NHS Trust runs St Mary's Hospital - Emergency Department. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Isle of Wight, South East, PO30 5TG. ODS code R1F.
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A&E in September 2026
72% of 4,424 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 110 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 57%, May 25 61%, Jun 25 58%, Jul 25 61%, Aug 25 63%, Sep 25 70%, Oct 25 61%, Nov 25 64%, Dec 25 62%, Jan 26 58%, Feb 26 65%, Mar 26 69%, Apr 26 66%, May 26 68%, Jun 26 67%, Jul 26 69%, Aug 26 70%, Sep 26 72%.
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 | 30 to 45 weeks | 17 to 37 weeks | 51% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 10 to 35 weeks | 11 to 27 weeks | 68% |
| Gastroenterology | 13 to 32 weeks | 8 to 23 weeks | 82% |
| General surgery | 13 to 52 weeks | 14 to 42 weeks | 58% |
| Gynaecology | 9 to 33 weeks | 9 to 26 weeks | 80% |
| Ophthalmology | 10 to 43 weeks | 14 to 33 weeks | 61% |
| Oral surgery | 14 to 52 weeks | 16 to 42 weeks | 55% |
| Other medical services | 4 to 28 weeks | 9 to 21 weeks | 83% |
| Other services | 2 to 17 weeks | 6 to 19 weeks | 91% |
| Other surgical services | 3 to 31 weeks | 12 to 37 weeks | 66% |
| Respiratory medicine | 21 to 29 weeks | 9 to 20 weeks | 87% |
| Rheumatology | 7 to 35 weeks | 9 to 32 weeks | 70% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 25 to 59 weeks | 17 to 46 weeks | 52% |
| Urology | 4 to 17 weeks | 6 to 14 weeks | 96% |
| Elderly medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| Neurology | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: St Mary's Hospital - Emergency Department. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find it
- St Mary's Hospital - Emergency Department
St. Marys Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, PO30 5TG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram | 822 | 31% | 30% |
| Ultrasound scan | 726 | 1% | 22% |
| CT scan | 724 | 13% | 11% |
| Gastroscopy | 499 | 59% | 30% |
| MRI scan | 415 | 0% | 22% |
| Colonoscopy | 374 | 52% | 31% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 216 | 27% | 21% |
| Nerve conduction test | 177 | 25% | 45% |
| Urodynamics | 63 | 3% | 47% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 54 | 35% | 33% |
| Cystoscopy | 40 | 3% | 27% |
| Sleep study | 40 | 0% | 35% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at St Mary's?
At the end of August 2026, 12,463 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 66% 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 St Mary's 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 Isle of Wight.