NCIC (Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland) waiting times
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, known as NCIC, runs Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. Cumberland, North West, CA2 7HY. ODS code RNN.
Hospital waiting times near Cumberland. A&E waiting times near Cumberland.
A&E waits right now at NCIC
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Each figure is the hospital's own published estimate, read every ten minutes. For life-threatening emergencies call 999; NHS 111 if you are not sure.
A&E in September 2026
51% of 8,977 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 229 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 55%, May 25 59%, Jun 25 55%, Jul 25 57%, Aug 25 59%, Sep 25 54%, Oct 25 54%, Nov 25 48%, Dec 25 55%, Jan 26 51%, Feb 26 55%, Mar 26 57%, Apr 26 54%, May 26 57%, Jun 26 58%, Jul 26 54%, Aug 26 50%, Sep 26 51%.
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 | 26 to 51 weeks | 15 to 39 weeks | 58% |
| Dermatology | 4 to 30 weeks | 9 to 32 weeks | 77% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 16 to 39 weeks | 13 to 32 weeks | 63% |
| Elderly medicine | 20 to 36 weeks | 11 to 28 weeks | 78% |
| Gastroenterology | 18 to 48 weeks | 13 to 31 weeks | 65% |
| General internal medicine | 15 to 41 weeks | 11 to 38 weeks | 69% |
| General surgery | 28 to 59 weeks | 19 to 47 weeks | 48% |
| Gynaecology | 7 to 61 weeks | 20 to 49 weeks | 47% |
| Neurology | 20 to 48 weeks | 12 to 40 weeks | 60% |
| Ophthalmology | 14 to 37 weeks | 10 to 24 weeks | 81% |
| Oral surgery | 12 to 33 weeks | 10 to 25 weeks | 79% |
| Other medical services | 6 to 41 weeks | 9 to 28 weeks | 77% |
| Other paediatric services | 5 to 15 weeks | 8 to 23 weeks | 83% |
| Other services | 1 to 20 weeks | 7 to 19 weeks | 90% |
| Other surgical services | 6 to 48 weeks | 12 to 38 weeks | 68% |
| Respiratory medicine | 13 to 39 weeks | 13 to 33 weeks | 62% |
| Rheumatology | 21 to 46 weeks | 16 to 38 weeks | 54% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 26 to 51 weeks | 14 to 39 weeks | 60% |
| Urology | 8 to 39 weeks | 12 to 31 weeks | 68% |
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Sites this trust runs: Cumberland Infirmary, West Cumberland Hospital, Brampton Hospital, Wigton Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Cumberland Infirmary
Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7HY Map - West Cumberland Hospital
Homewood, Hensingham, Whitehaven, CA28 8JG Map - Brampton Hospital
Brampton War Memorial Hospital, Tree Road, Brampton, CA8 1TX Map - Wigton Hospital
Cross Lane, Wigton, CA7 9DD 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 | 2,031 | 1% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 1,513 | 7% | 22% |
| CT scan | 1,156 | 2% | 11% |
| Sleep study | 1,134 | 81% | 35% |
| Hearing test | 560 | 20% | 43% |
| Echocardiogram | 536 | 3% | 30% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 393 | 0% | 21% |
| Nerve conduction test | 314 | 48% | 45% |
| Colonoscopy | 273 | 7% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 202 | 8% | 30% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 94 | 9% | 33% |
| Cystoscopy | 78 | 19% | 27% |
| Urodynamics | 22 | 32% | 47% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at NCIC (Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland)?
At the end of August 2026, 35,113 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 65% 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 NCIC (Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland) 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 Cumberland.