Care of older people at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Victoria Infirmary elderly medicine waiting times: most people treated waited 5 to 15 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 5 weeks and 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 96% are within 18 weeks.

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How the wait has changed

Elderly medicine at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals 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 20247.329.15.7
October 20246.423.35.3
November 20246.020.26.6
December 20248.015.85.7
January 20255.817.74.9
February 20254.816.54.9
March 20256.616.34.5
April 20254.914.84.5
May 20253.716.64.9
June 20256.317.84.5
July 20255.316.14.8
August 20255.818.25.3
September 20256.417.73.9
October 20254.514.44.7
November 20255.212.53.8
December 20255.616.55.4
January 20265.612.95.8
February 20267.518.34.0
March 20264.918.73.7
April 20266.020.34.6
May 20268.015.04.7
June 20266.214.85.0
July 20267.215.43.9
August 20264.514.65.2

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Shortest waitHas A&E
3 to 22weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 22 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 512 people treated in the month.

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