UHNM (Royal Stoke and County Hospital) waiting times
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, known as UHNM, runs Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 6QG. ODS code RJE.
Sites this trust runs: County Hospital, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Haywood Hospital, Rowley Hall Hospital, St Jude's Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Hospital waiting times near Stoke-on-Trent. A&E waiting times near Stoke-on-Trent.
A&E in September 2026
45% of 15,160 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 640 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Covers every A&E this trust runs.
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 | 3 to 35 weeks | 12 to 41 weeks | 63% |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 10 to 29 weeks | 11 to 30 weeks | 74% |
| Dermatology | 1 to 17 weeks | 8 to 28 weeks | 78% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 10 to 56 weeks | 15 to 49 weeks | 56% |
| Gastroenterology | 12 to 45 weeks | 14 to 33 weeks | 62% |
| General surgery | 6 to 42 weeks | 13 to 44 weeks | 60% |
| Gynaecology | 14 to 57 weeks | 17 to 47 weeks | 52% |
| Neurology | 20 to 49 weeks | 18 to 41 weeks | 51% |
| Neurosurgery | 6 to 48 weeks | 14 to 42 weeks | 59% |
| Ophthalmology | 15 to 53 weeks | 16 to 46 weeks | 56% |
| Oral surgery | 19 to 60 weeks | 18 to 48 weeks | 50% |
| Other medical services | 10 to 42 weeks | 11 to 32 weeks | 70% |
| Other paediatric services | 7 to 20 weeks | 7 to 37 weeks | 79% |
| Other services | 5 to 26 weeks | 6 to 18 weeks | 92% |
| Other surgical services | 7 to 30 weeks | 6 to 17 weeks | 93% |
| Plastic surgery | 2 to 27 weeks | 9 to 32 weeks | 76% |
| Respiratory medicine | 16 to 37 weeks | 11 to 27 weeks | 71% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 15 to 55 weeks | 17 to 45 weeks | 51% |
| Urology | 7 to 48 weeks | 14 to 41 weeks | 58% |
| Elderly medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| Rheumatology | Too few patients to show | ||
NHS England figures, . About the data.
Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at UHNM (Royal Stoke and County Hospital)?
At the end of August 2026, 75,383 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 14 weeks and 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 60% 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 UHNM (Royal Stoke and County Hospital) 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 Stoke-on-Trent.