James Paget waiting times
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs James Paget University Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Great Yarmouth, East of England, NR31 6LA. ODS code RGP.
Hospital waiting times near Great Yarmouth. A&E waiting times near Great Yarmouth.
A&E in September 2026
59% of 7,874 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 423 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 56%, May 25 62%, Jun 25 61%, Jul 25 64%, Aug 25 60%, Sep 25 64%, Oct 25 66%, Nov 25 69%, Dec 25 69%, Jan 26 65%, Feb 26 66%, Mar 26 65%, Apr 26 68%, May 26 66%, Jun 26 67%, Jul 26 63%, Aug 26 61%, Sep 26 59%.
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 | 15 to 62 weeks | 17 to 47 weeks | 52% |
| Dermatology | 5 to 35 weeks | 10 to 31 weeks | 71% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 13 to 71 weeks | 21 to 54 weeks | 41% |
| Gastroenterology | 36 to 55 weeks | 14 to 45 weeks | 59% |
| General surgery | 15 to 47 weeks | 11 to 35 weeks | 68% |
| Gynaecology | 10 to 48 weeks | 12 to 39 weeks | 67% |
| Neurology | 44 to 52 weeks | 18 to 44 weeks | 50% |
| Ophthalmology | 10 to 46 weeks | 13 to 39 weeks | 64% |
| Oral surgery | 19 to 51 weeks | 17 to 45 weeks | 52% |
| Other medical services | 2 to 32 weeks | 8 to 26 weeks | 83% |
| Other paediatric services | 8 to 56 weeks | 16 to 45 weeks | 55% |
| Other surgical services | 8 to 31 weeks | 11 to 34 weeks | 73% |
| Respiratory medicine | 16 to 34 weeks | 12 to 30 weeks | 71% |
| Rheumatology | 19 to 23 weeks | 12 to 21 weeks | 81% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 10 to 41 weeks | 10 to 32 weeks | 73% |
| Urology | 13 to 48 weeks | 16 to 46 weeks | 56% |
| Elderly medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| Plastic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: James Paget University Hospital, Beccles & District Hospital, Northgate Hospital, Southwold Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- James Paget University Hospital
Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 6LA Map - Beccles & District Hospital
St Mary's Road, Beccles, NR34 9NQ Map - Northgate Hospital
Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1BU Map - Southwold Hospital
St Edmund's Green, Southwold, IP18 6LD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRI scan | 3,371 | 56% | 22% |
| Ultrasound scan | 1,820 | 21% | 22% |
| CT scan | 804 | 4% | 11% |
| Echocardiogram | 612 | 20% | 30% |
| Colonoscopy | 376 | 36% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 281 | 36% | 30% |
| Hearing test | 238 | 3% | 43% |
| Sleep study | 142 | 5% | 35% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 116 | 32% | 33% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 82 | 0% | 21% |
| Cystoscopy | 56 | 63% | 27% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at James Paget?
At the end of August 2026, 31,209 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 14 weeks and 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 61% 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 James Paget 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 Great Yarmouth.