RCH (Treliske) waiting times
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, known as RCH, runs Treliske Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. Cornwall, South West, TR1 3LJ. ODS code REF.
Hospital waiting times near Cornwall. A&E waiting times near Cornwall.
A&E in September 2026
47% of 7,435 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 497 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 50%, May 25 49%, Jun 25 43%, Jul 25 59%, Aug 25 55%, Sep 25 57%, Oct 25 54%, Nov 25 56%, Dec 25 52%, Jan 26 45%, Feb 26 42%, Mar 26 51%, Apr 26 48%, May 26 42%, Jun 26 41%, Jul 26 43%, Aug 26 46%, Sep 26 47%.
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 | 10 to 49 weeks | 13 to 38 weeks | 63% |
| Dermatology | 4 to 24 weeks | 7 to 24 weeks | 82% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 13 to 41 weeks | 11 to 29 weeks | 75% |
| Elderly medicine | 9 to 26 weeks | 6 to 18 weeks | 91% |
| Gastroenterology | 6 to 30 weeks | 6 to 24 weeks | 84% |
| General surgery | 17 to 49 weeks | 15 to 42 weeks | 57% |
| Gynaecology | 12 to 48 weeks | 13 to 37 weeks | 62% |
| Neurology | 12 to 23 weeks | 7 to 20 weeks | 89% |
| Ophthalmology | 8 to 27 weeks | 8 to 27 weeks | 80% |
| Oral surgery | 16 to 43 weeks | 10 to 30 weeks | 76% |
| Other medical services | 9 to 25 weeks | 8 to 21 weeks | 88% |
| Other paediatric services | 12 to 25 weeks | 8 to 24 weeks | 82% |
| Other services | 5 to 14 weeks | 4 to 22 weeks | 90% |
| Other surgical services | 3 to 30 weeks | 8 to 32 weeks | 75% |
| Respiratory medicine | 3 to 29 weeks | 11 to 28 weeks | 74% |
| Rheumatology | 8 to 21 weeks | 6 to 16 weeks | 95% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 27 to 65 weeks | 18 to 50 weeks | 50% |
| Urology | 8 to 42 weeks | 13 to 39 weeks | 61% |
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: Treliske Hospital, Duchy Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
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 | 2,092 | 5% | 22% |
| Ultrasound scan | 1,961 | 1% | 22% |
| Echocardiogram | 1,495 | 64% | 30% |
| CT scan | 1,160 | 1% | 11% |
| Nerve conduction test | 728 | 54% | 45% |
| Colonoscopy | 482 | 23% | 31% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 226 | 2% | 21% |
| Gastroscopy | 167 | 6% | 30% |
| Sleep study | 153 | 6% | 35% |
| Urodynamics | 146 | 8% | 47% |
| Cystoscopy | 130 | 2% | 27% |
| Hearing test | 116 | 4% | 43% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 71 | 10% | 33% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at RCH (Treliske)?
At the end of August 2026, 44,996 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 10 weeks and 9 in 10 under 34 weeks. 73% 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 RCH (Treliske) 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 Cornwall.