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Queen Victoria Hospital waiting times

22,365 people were waiting for planned treatment at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of September 2026. Half had waited more than 14.5 weeks, 2.3 weeks longer than England's (12.2).

NHS waiting times · Surrey and Sussex · Queen Victoria Hospital

All specialties, September 2026

22,365

waiting

up 2,589 (13.1%) on a year earlier

14.5 wk

median wait

England 12.2

60.3%

under 18 weeks

England 65.9%

257

over a year

England 113,490

Waits by specialty

Every specialty with people waiting at Queen Victoria Hospital, beside England's median. Select a column heading to sort.

median wait, in weeks (scale 0 to 40)England's median for the same specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian wait, weeksAgainst England's medianUnder 18 weeksOver a year
All specialtiesEvery consultant-led specialty together22,36514.560.3%257
Eyes (ophthalmology)Cataracts, glaucoma and other eye conditions2,40312.369.6%4
Ear, nose and throatTonsils, sinuses, ears and hearing1466.678.8%3
Oral surgeryWisdom teeth and other hospital dental surgery7,56916.354.1%70
Plastic surgeryReconstructive plastic surgery on the NHS, including hands and skin6,22914.359.8%180
CardiologyHeart conditions19811.072.2%0

The last 13 months

September 2025 to September 2026.

19,77622,365September 2025September 2026
People waiting at Queen Victoria Hospital, by monthLowest 19,776, highest 22,365. The scale starts near the lowest value.
The figures
MonthValue
September 202519,776
October 202519,811
November 202520,026
December 202520,186
January 202619,915
February 202620,036
March 202620,841
April 202621,369
May 202621,770
June 202621,893
July 202621,977
August 202622,255
September 202622,365
13.4 wk14.5 wkSeptember 2025September 2026
Median wait at Queen Victoria Hospital, weeksLowest 13.2 wk, highest 14.8 wk. The scale starts near the lowest value.
The figures
MonthValue
September 202513.4 wk
October 202513.7 wk
November 202513.7 wk
December 202514.3 wk
January 202614.8 wk
February 202614.3 wk
March 202613.2 wk
April 202613.2 wk
May 202614.1 wk
June 202613.8 wk
July 202613.8 wk
August 202614.3 wk
September 202614.5 wk

Waiting for an operation

A woman at her kitchen table reading a hospital appointment letter
Illustration

People whose consultant has decided to admit them for treatment, usually an operation, and people admitted in September 2026 with how long they had waited.

SpecialtyWaiting to be admittedTheir median wait, weeksAdmitted for treatment this monthHalf had waited over, weeks92% within, weeks
All specialties4,79921.51,35421.753.2
Eyes (ophthalmology)69319.120118.146.0
Ear, nose and throat3912.22910.858.7
Oral surgery94228.324533.756.9
Plastic surgery2,70419.671710.954.2

Other trusts in Surrey and Sussex

You can often choose where you're referred. These are the other NHS trusts in the same area.

TrustWaitingMedian wait, weeksOrthopaedics median, weeks
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals54,09013.613.0
East Sussex Healthcare55,35011.29.3
Frimley Health69,97813.117.0
Royal Surrey32,10012.312.8
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare52,86712.515.9
Sussex Community14,63614.114.1
University Hospitals Sussex118,87417.019.0

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Free to quote and reuse, for journalists, researchers and AI agents. Please credit "Thera Travel, from NHS England data" and link to theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times. Open Government Licence v3.0.

This trust as JSON: /nhs-waiting-times/queen-victoria-hospital.json. NHS England organisation code RPC.

Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times, September 2026 (published November 2026). Next figures expected 10 December 2026. Journalists: press page.

Questions

How long is the wait at Queen Victoria Hospital?

At the end of September 2026, 22,365 people were waiting for planned treatment at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited more than 14.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England. 60.3% had waited under 18 weeks and 257 over a year. Source: NHS England.

Where do these figures come from?

NHS England's referral-to-treatment statistics for September 2026, published November 2026. We update this page every month.

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