Care of older people at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Russells Hall elderly medicine waiting times: most people treated waited 11 to 25 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 9 weeks and 9 in 10 under 18 weeks. 93% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 18 weeks. 56 people treated in the month.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Elderly medicine at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 20249.219.06.5
October 202410.315.15.6
November 202410.018.16.3
December 20249.416.87.5
January 202510.719.07.2
February 20259.421.36.3
March 20259.551.46.8
April 20258.320.07.0
May 20258.825.07.3
June 202510.515.76.6
July 20259.619.96.0
August 20257.4
September 202512.725.38.8
October 202512.515.98.6
November 202513.016.38.0
December 202513.028.48.1
January 202612.717.88.5
February 202614.231.48.4
March 202615.925.68.5
April 202615.020.98.8
May 202613.917.59.4
June 202611.719.26.7
July 202611.623.17.7
August 202611.424.88.9

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
5 to 10weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 10 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 10 weeks. 38 people treated in the month.

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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust, 7.5 miles away

6 to 17weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 63 people treated in the month.

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