Brain and spine surgery at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

UHNM (Royal Stoke and County Hospital) neurosurgery waiting times: most people treated waited 6 to 48 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 14 weeks and 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 59% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 48 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 14 weeks, 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 111 people treated in the month.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Neurosurgery at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS 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 20248.951.215.1
October 202410.650.016.2
November 202416.361.115.3
December 20247.456.115.1
January 202512.746.115.1
February 20257.647.714.5
March 20259.847.514.5
April 202511.948.813.0
May 202510.045.313.3
June 202514.152.612.1
July 202511.143.412.4
August 20256.343.312.7
September 20259.443.812.2
October 20258.938.311.2
November 20258.333.910.8
December 20258.340.013.3
January 20267.340.613.6
February 20267.445.015.2
March 20266.748.410.5
April 20267.851.211.4
May 20268.851.813.6
June 202610.843.714.9
July 20269.245.213.2
August 20266.347.614.2

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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