Medway Maritime waiting times
Medway NHS Foundation Trust runs Medway Maritime Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Medway NHS Foundation Trust. Medway, South East, ME7 5NY. ODS code RPA.
Hospital waiting times near Medway. A&E waiting times near Medway.
A&E in September 2026
69% of 10,304 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 413 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 66%, May 25 67%, Jun 25 67%, Jul 25 65%, Aug 25 61%, Sep 25 66%, Oct 25 66%, Nov 25 64%, Dec 25 60%, Jan 26 57%, Feb 26 63%, Mar 26 69%, Apr 26 66%, May 26 68%, Jun 26 64%, Jul 26 65%, Aug 26 62%, Sep 26 69%.
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 | 19 to 43 weeks | 48% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 20 to 32 weeks | 13 to 29 weeks | 67% |
| Elderly medicine | 3 to 11 weeks | 3 to 14 weeks | 98% |
| Gastroenterology | 10 to 39 weeks | 12 to 33 weeks | 64% |
| General internal medicine | 18 to 33 weeks | 9 to 16 weeks | 98% |
| General surgery | 17 to 41 weeks | 12 to 34 weeks | 68% |
| Gynaecology | 16 to 41 weeks | 15 to 35 weeks | 58% |
| Neurology | 55 to 65 weeks | 30 to 58 weeks | 31% |
| Other medical services | 17 to 45 weeks | 15 to 37 weeks | 61% |
| Other paediatric services | 6 to 26 weeks | 12 to 29 weeks | 70% |
| Other services | 5 to 29 weeks | 7 to 10 weeks | 100% |
| Other surgical services | 4 to 23 weeks | 7 to 26 weeks | 81% |
| Respiratory medicine | 9 to 44 weeks | 14 to 39 weeks | 56% |
| Rheumatology | 56 to 60 weeks | 29 to 54 weeks | 32% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 24 to 46 weeks | 17 to 38 weeks | 54% |
| Urology | 15 to 32 weeks | 10 to 27 weeks | 77% |
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Sites this trust runs: Medway Maritime Hospital, Sittingbourne Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Medway Maritime Hospital
Windmill Road, Gillingham, ME7 5NY Map - Sittingbourne Hospital
Bell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4DT 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 | 1,414 | 1% | 22% |
| Echocardiogram | 1,313 | 63% | 30% |
| Ultrasound scan | 745 | 1% | 22% |
| Hearing test | 700 | 29% | 43% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 440 | 0% | 21% |
| Sleep study | 414 | 71% | 35% |
| CT scan | 408 | 0% | 11% |
| Colonoscopy | 353 | 14% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 313 | 19% | 30% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 163 | 23% | 33% |
| Cystoscopy | 108 | 8% | 27% |
| Barium enema | 46 | 0% | 26% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Medway Maritime?
At the end of August 2026, 35,800 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 15 weeks and 9 in 10 under 40 weeks. 58% 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 Medway Maritime 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 Medway.