The Queen Elizabeth waiting times
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust runs The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust. King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England, PE30 4ET. ODS code RCX.
Hospital waiting times near King's Lynn and West Norfolk. A&E waiting times near King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
A&E in September 2026
58% of 6,636 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 154 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 55%, May 25 56%, Jun 25 55%, Jul 25 52%, Aug 25 52%, Sep 25 56%, Oct 25 60%, Nov 25 58%, Dec 25 59%, Jan 26 54%, Feb 26 54%, Mar 26 58%, Apr 26 58%, May 26 57%, Jun 26 54%, Jul 26 59%, Aug 26 56%, Sep 26 58%.
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 | 21 to 46 weeks | 12 to 30 weeks | 66% |
| Dermatology | 6 to 41 weeks | 14 to 37 weeks | 60% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 28 to 51 weeks | 14 to 39 weeks | 58% |
| Gastroenterology | 13 to 34 weeks | 9 to 27 weeks | 78% |
| General surgery | 19 to 53 weeks | 15 to 44 weeks | 57% |
| Gynaecology | 17 to 48 weeks | 10 to 30 weeks | 78% |
| Neurology | 24 to 41 weeks | 16 to 34 weeks | 55% |
| Ophthalmology | 11 to 44 weeks | 12 to 38 weeks | 63% |
| Oral surgery | 11 to 52 weeks | 8 to 37 weeks | 78% |
| Other medical services | 9 to 38 weeks | 7 to 24 weeks | 81% |
| Other paediatric services | 6 to 27 weeks | 11 to 44 weeks | 69% |
| Other surgical services | 11 to 38 weeks | 9 to 32 weeks | 75% |
| Respiratory medicine | 12 to 44 weeks | 17 to 42 weeks | 51% |
| Rheumatology | 21 to 33 weeks | 11 to 24 weeks | 76% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 35 to 62 weeks | 16 to 46 weeks | 55% |
| Urology | 14 to 50 weeks | 11 to 31 weeks | 68% |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
| Elderly medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| Other services | Too few patients to show | ||
| Plastic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sandringham Private Hospital, Swaffham Community Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road, King's Lynn, PE30 4ET Map - Sandringham Private Hospital
Gayton Road, Gaywood, King's Lynn, PE30 4HJ Map
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing test | 2,596 | 90% | 43% |
| Ultrasound scan | 2,319 | 19% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 1,352 | 17% | 22% |
| Echocardiogram | 1,061 | 65% | 30% |
| CT scan | 827 | 5% | 11% |
| Colonoscopy | 229 | 21% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 194 | 35% | 30% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 180 | 6% | 21% |
| Nerve conduction test | 135 | 0% | 45% |
| Cystoscopy | 64 | 41% | 27% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 34 | 26% | 33% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at The Queen Elizabeth?
At the end of August 2026, 23,666 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 65% 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 The Queen Elizabeth 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk.