Lungs and breathing at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Victoria Infirmary respiratory medicine waiting times: most people treated waited 5 to 21 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 5 weeks and 9 in 10 under 16 weeks. 95% are within 18 weeks.

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How the wait has changed

Respiratory 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 20249.230.910.3
October 20247.928.710.1
November 20247.431.69.5
December 20248.631.19.0
January 20259.229.28.7
February 20257.325.68.5
March 20257.522.66.5
April 20258.527.96.6
May 20258.525.48.3
June 202510.325.86.8
July 20258.123.26.6
August 202510.028.17.8
September 202510.327.87.3
October 20258.727.46.4
November 20258.524.36.4
December 20257.126.95.9
January 20266.725.36.0
February 20265.523.55.8
March 20265.323.74.7
April 20265.721.25.5
May 20265.123.45.4
June 20267.223.35.5
July 20265.418.04.9
August 20265.521.34.6

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Shortest wait Has A&E

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 4.4 miles away

2 to 14weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 14 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 141 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . About the data.

This page as JSON. Respiratory medicine waiting times at every hospital in England.

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