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County Hospital

Weston Road, Stafford, ST16 3SA · Run by University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust

CQC: Good

CQC rating published 10 December 2024 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings

Performance at a glance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
Trust-wide
63.7%
Better than 34% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
Trust-wide
12.8 wks
Better than 41% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
Trust-wide
70,468
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
Trust-wide
1,272
Better than 15% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
Trust-wide
67.5%
Better than 24% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
Trust-wide
24,765
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
Trust-wide
909
Better than 9% of trustsData: Jun 2026

NHS England publishes waiting-time and A&E figures per trust, not per building — figures marked Trust-wide cover all hospitals run by University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust.

Waiting times by specialty

Trust-wide (University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
General Surgery8,87562.9%12.3 wks247
Other - Medicals7,35673.9%10.5 wks22
Ophthalmology5,77657.9%14.6 wks180
Neurology5,68857.2%15.1 wks13
Trauma and Orthopaedic5,32853.7%16.5 wks149
Gastroenterology5,30364.9%12.5 wks0
Respiratory Medicine5,12473.5%12.0 wks1
Gynaecology4,99561.8%13.6 wks214
Cardiology4,57861.4%13.3 wks45
Urology4,04062.5%12.7 wks27
Ear Nose and Throat4,03160.7%13.8 wks147
Oral Surgery3,85553.5%16.8 wks191
Other - Paediatrics1,82780.3%7.1 wks23
Dermatology1,44782.4%5.9 wks0
Plastic Surgery1,07768.9%8.8 wks8
Neurosurgical54363.2%13.6 wks3
Other - Others28593.0%4.5 wks1
Cardiothoracic Surgery25677.0%9.4 wks1
Elderly Medicine5296.2%5.0 wks0
Other - Surgicals2989.7%3.8 wks0
Rheumatology3100.0%6.5 wks0

About this data

Every figure on this page comes from an official publication: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics, NHS England A&E statistics, and the Care Quality Commission directory. Data periods are shown against each figure — NHS England publishes with a lag of around six weeks. Read the full methodology.