Longest and shortest hospital waits in the East of England, August 2026

In August 2026, 9 in 10 people waiting at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had waited under 37 weeks, the shortest of 13 trusts with an A&E in the East of England that published waits. At Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust it was 52 weeks, NHS England figures show.

818,045 people were waiting at these trusts, up 3,535 on July 2026. James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust improved most (1 week shorter). West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust rose most (1 week longer).

In A&E, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust saw 78% within 4 hours, the most in the region; Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust saw 48%.

Wait at each trust

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals37 weeksThe Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn,38 weeksThe Princess Alexandra Hospital38 weeksCambridge University Hospitals38 weeksEast Suffolk and North Essex39 weeksEast and North Hertfordshire Teaching39 weeksWest Suffolk40 weeksNorth West Anglia40 weeksBedfordshire Hospitals41 weeksNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals41 weeksJames Paget University Hospitals41 weeksMilton Keynes University Hospital42 weeksMid and South Essex52 weeks
Cite this chart

Chart: CheckWaitingTimes (checkwaitingtimes.co.uk/reports/august-2026/east-of-england), from NHS England RTT waiting times, August 2026. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.

TrustWaiting9 in 10 withinChange on July 2026
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust44,40437 weeks+1 week
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust23,66638 weekssame
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust40,23338 weekssame
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust60,40138 weekssame
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust95,32439 weekssame
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust57,59339 weeks+1 week
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust32,86340 weeks+1 week
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust75,55240 weeks+1 week
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust86,99041 weeks+1 week
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust66,05541 weeks+1 week
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust31,20941 weeks-1 week
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust38,52142 weekssame
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust165,23452 weekssame

Method: the waiting list for all specialties at each NHS trust with a main A&E and 1,000 or more people waiting, grouped by NHS England region. Specialist trusts are in the league table. How waits are worked out.

Latest monthly: NHS England, . Data checked .