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Kettering General waiting times

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs Kettering General Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, NN16 8UZ. ODS code RNQ.

Sites this trust runs: Kettering General Hospital, Isebrook Hospital, Kettering General Hospital Rocket Team, Woodland Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.

Hospital waiting times near North Northamptonshire. A&E waiting times near North Northamptonshire.

A&E in September 2026

61% of 11,028 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 743 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.

SpecialtyTreated waitsWaiting nowWithin 18 weeks
Cardiology7 to 33 weeks7 to 23 weeks86%
Dermatology5 to 22 weeks9 to 25 weeks83%
Ear, nose and throat21 to 43 weeks14 to 31 weeks65%
Elderly medicine11 to 42 weeks10 to 29 weeks72%
Gastroenterology36 to 52 weeks11 to 39 weeks75%
General surgery15 to 49 weeks11 to 39 weeks69%
Gynaecology8 to 44 weeks14 to 37 weeks60%
Neurology23 to 49 weeks15 to 39 weeks61%
Ophthalmology4 to 27 weeks9 to 27 weeks83%
Oral surgery29 to 53 weeks19 to 42 weeks48%
Other medical services24 to 46 weeks14 to 35 weeks63%
Other paediatric services13 to 24 weeks9 to 25 weeks87%
Other services12 to 23 weeks5 to 19 weeks91%
Other surgical services3 to 46 weeks14 to 37 weeks61%
Plastic surgery9 to 36 weeks9 to 39 weeks67%
Respiratory medicine12 to 36 weeks9 to 28 weeks84%
Rheumatology15 to 40 weeks11 to 34 weeks74%
Trauma and orthopaedics19 to 49 weeks12 to 36 weeks65%
Urology5 to 37 weeks11 to 38 weeks70%
General internal medicineToo few patients to show

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

Questions people ask

How long is the waiting list at Kettering General?

At the end of August 2026, 32,044 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 34 weeks. 68% 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 Kettering 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 North Northamptonshire.