Royal Berkshire and King Edward Vii waiting times
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust runs Royal Berkshire Hospital and King Edward Vii Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Reading, South East, RG1 5AN. ODS code RHW.
Sites this trust runs: King Edward Vii Hospital, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Bupa Dunedin Hospital, Capio Reading Hospital, Marlow Community Hospital, Townlands Memorial Hospital, Wokingham Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Hospital waiting times near Reading. A&E waiting times near Reading.
A&E in September 2026
62% of 11,425 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 0 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.
| Specialty | Treated waits | Waiting now | Within 18 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology | 6 to 19 weeks | 11 to 23 weeks | 82% |
| Dermatology | 6 to 21 weeks | 9 to 24 weeks | 83% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 4 to 16 weeks | 12 to 29 weeks | 72% |
| Gastroenterology | 5 to 26 weeks | 10 to 24 weeks | 82% |
| General surgery | 4 to 16 weeks | 10 to 24 weeks | 82% |
| Gynaecology | 7 to 15 weeks | 11 to 26 weeks | 78% |
| Neurology | 8 to 19 weeks | 8 to 22 weeks | 86% |
| Ophthalmology | 8 to 21 weeks | 11 to 25 weeks | 78% |
| Oral surgery | 2 to 16 weeks | 9 to 22 weeks | 86% |
| Other medical services | 6 to 17 weeks | 7 to 20 weeks | 88% |
| Other paediatric services | 9 to 19 weeks | 10 to 24 weeks | 81% |
| Other services | 10 to 26 weeks | 13 to 27 weeks | 72% |
| Plastic surgery | 5 to 16 weeks | 10 to 28 weeks | 77% |
| Respiratory medicine | 10 to 18 weeks | 7 to 19 weeks | 90% |
| Rheumatology | 7 to 17 weeks | 10 to 25 weeks | 79% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 5 to 18 weeks | 10 to 23 weeks | 83% |
| Urology | 4 to 15 weeks | 9 to 24 weeks | 81% |
| Other surgical services | Too few patients to show | ||
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Royal Berkshire and King Edward Vii?
At the end of August 2026, 34,597 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 10 weeks and 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 81% 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 Royal Berkshire and King Edward Vii 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 Reading.