Princess Royal and Worthing waiting times
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust runs Princess Royal Hospital, Worthing Hospital and Royal Sussex County Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. Worthing, South East, BN11 2DH. ODS code RYR.
Hospital waiting times near Worthing. A&E waiting times near Worthing.
A&E in September 2026
57% of 28,715 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 840 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 63%, May 25 64%, Jun 25 65%, Jul 25 65%, Aug 25 61%, Sep 25 60%, Oct 25 61%, Nov 25 62%, Dec 25 59%, Jan 26 58%, Feb 26 56%, Mar 26 60%, Apr 26 62%, May 26 61%, Jun 26 61%, Jul 26 58%, Aug 26 55%, Sep 26 57%.
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 | 19 to 49 weeks | 16 to 39 weeks | 55% |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 10 to 37 weeks | 9 to 28 weeks | 71% |
| Dermatology | 6 to 35 weeks | 11 to 56 weeks | 61% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15 to 54 weeks | 21 to 47 weeks | 45% |
| Elderly medicine | 5 to 35 weeks | 10 to 41 weeks | 67% |
| Gastroenterology | 10 to 51 weeks | 17 to 40 weeks | 52% |
| General surgery | 46 to 64 weeks | 25 to 56 weeks | 37% |
| Gynaecology | 8 to 56 weeks | 17 to 49 weeks | 51% |
| Neurology | 44 to 55 weeks | 21 to 47 weeks | 44% |
| Neurosurgery | 15 to 53 weeks | 13 to 43 weeks | 59% |
| Ophthalmology | 17 to 56 weeks | 17 to 45 weeks | 52% |
| Oral surgery | 26 to 63 weeks | 23 to 53 weeks | 43% |
| Other medical services | 16 to 53 weeks | 15 to 44 weeks | 58% |
| Other paediatric services | 14 to 42 weeks | 14 to 40 weeks | 62% |
| Other services | 6 to 44 weeks | 13 to 38 weeks | 67% |
| Other surgical services | 5 to 53 weeks | 15 to 50 weeks | 55% |
| Respiratory medicine | 9 to 34 weeks | 10 to 32 weeks | 76% |
| Rheumatology | 7 to 36 weeks | 13 to 37 weeks | 62% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 30 to 59 weeks | 19 to 49 weeks | 48% |
| Urology | 7 to 52 weeks | 17 to 46 weeks | 53% |
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| Plastic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Sites this trust runs: Princess Royal Hospital, Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, Royal Sussex County Hospital, St Richards Hospital, Sussex Eye Hospital, Worthing Hospital, Bognor War Memorial Hospital, Goring Hall Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Princess Royal Hospital
Lewes Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4EX Map - Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE Map - Royal Sussex County Hospital
Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE Map - St Richards Hospital
Spitalfield Lane, Chichester, PO19 6SE Map - Sussex Eye Hospital
Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BF Map - Worthing Hospital
Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, BN11 2DH 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 | 7,115 | 9% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 2,755 | 8% | 22% |
| Echocardiogram | 2,426 | 9% | 30% |
| CT scan | 2,289 | 9% | 11% |
| Colonoscopy | 1,414 | 42% | 31% |
| Nerve conduction test | 985 | 42% | 45% |
| Gastroscopy | 852 | 21% | 30% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 703 | 46% | 33% |
| Hearing test | 625 | 61% | 43% |
| Cystoscopy | 204 | 16% | 27% |
| Sleep study | 140 | 9% | 35% |
| Urodynamics | 93 | 37% | 47% |
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Princess Royal and Worthing?
At the end of August 2026, 118,139 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 17 weeks and 9 in 10 under 48 weeks. 53% 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 Worthing 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 Worthing.