Lungs and breathing at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Russells Hall respiratory medicine waiting times: most people treated waited 13 to 25 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 9 weeks and 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 86% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 13 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 201 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

Respiratory 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 202425.339.18.8
October 202417.335.710.6
November 202418.535.69.0
December 202413.334.510.6
January 202515.436.210.6
February 202516.737.67.0
March 202511.833.05.9
April 20258.133.86.8
May 20258.729.06.5
June 20257.132.34.6
July 20256.823.85.6
August 20259.223.47.2
September 20258.117.27.0
October 202511.021.16.7
November 20259.423.67.5
December 202510.127.67.8
January 202610.228.39.2
February 202611.226.67.1
March 202610.825.06.3
April 20269.930.66.9
May 202610.731.16.6
June 202611.432.17.5
July 202611.126.97.3
August 202612.825.59.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust, 7.5 miles away

10 to 22weeks

Half seen within 10 weeks, 9 in 10 within 22 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 182 people treated in the month.

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12 to 27weeks

Half seen within 12 weeks, 9 in 10 within 27 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 341 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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