Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury waiting times
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust runs Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. Shropshire, West Midlands, SY3 8XQ. ODS code RXW.
Hospital waiting times near Shropshire. A&E waiting times near Shropshire.
A&E in September 2026
43% of 11,747 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 1,373 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 41%, May 25 42%, Jun 25 46%, Jul 25 45%, Aug 25 46%, Sep 25 46%, Oct 25 46%, Nov 25 45%, Dec 25 44%, Jan 26 43%, Feb 26 44%, Mar 26 45%, Apr 26 49%, May 26 45%, Jun 26 44%, Jul 26 45%, Aug 26 43%, Sep 26 43%.
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 | 12 to 38 weeks | 11 to 28 weeks | 75% |
| Dermatology | 2 to 31 weeks | 11 to 26 weeks | 72% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 14 to 46 weeks | 15 to 39 weeks | 60% |
| Elderly medicine | 13 to 17 weeks | 8 to 15 weeks | 100% |
| Gastroenterology | 7 to 23 weeks | 10 to 20 weeks | 86% |
| General internal medicine | 6 to 23 weeks | 8 to 19 weeks | 89% |
| General surgery | 4 to 30 weeks | 10 to 35 weeks | 74% |
| Gynaecology | 9 to 41 weeks | 14 to 33 weeks | 63% |
| Ophthalmology | 15 to 37 weeks | 11 to 28 weeks | 73% |
| Oral surgery | 26 to 44 weeks | 21 to 42 weeks | 44% |
| Other medical services | 1 to 9 weeks | 6 to 13 weeks | 98% |
| Other paediatric services | 13 to 27 weeks | 11 to 24 weeks | 76% |
| Other services | 9 to 29 weeks | 10 to 20 weeks | 91% |
| Other surgical services | 6 to 39 weeks | 13 to 39 weeks | 68% |
| Respiratory medicine | 20 to 36 weeks | 10 to 29 weeks | 70% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 27 to 57 weeks | 20 to 44 weeks | 46% |
| Urology | 6 to 35 weeks | 12 to 35 weeks | 66% |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
| Neurology | Too few patients to show | ||
| Rheumatology | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: Princess Royal Hospital, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Bridgnorth Hospital (Maternity), Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic & District Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Princess Royal Hospital
Apley Castle, Grainger Drive, Telford, TF1 6TF Map - Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQ Map - Bridgnorth Hospital (Maternity)
Northgate, Bridgnorth, WV16 4EU Map - Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic & District Hospital
Gobowen, Oswestry, SY10 7AG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound scan | 5,664 | 36% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 1,924 | 18% | 22% |
| Hearing test | 1,745 | 32% | 43% |
| Echocardiogram | 1,602 | 28% | 30% |
| CT scan | 1,566 | 1% | 11% |
| Cystoscopy | 691 | 17% | 27% |
| Colonoscopy | 636 | 17% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 380 | 10% | 30% |
| Urodynamics | 272 | 72% | 47% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 255 | 29% | 33% |
| Sleep study | 228 | 7% | 35% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury?
At the end of August 2026, 38,312 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 33 weeks. 68% 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 Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury 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 Shropshire.