International Centre for Life
Times Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4EP · Run by The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Performance at a glance
NHS England publishes waiting-time and A&E figures per trust, not per building — figures marked Trust-wide cover all hospitals run by The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Waiting times by specialty
Trust-wide (The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics
| Specialty | Waiting | Within 18 wks | Median wait | 52+ wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other - Surgicals | 10,224 | 64.4% | 11.8 wks | 89 |
| Other - Medicals | 9,739 | 79.3% | 9.1 wks | 2 |
| Ophthalmology | 9,543 | 81.5% | 7.5 wks | 100 |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 8,470 | 77.4% | 9.7 wks | 24 |
| Dermatology | 8,319 | 66.0% | 11.7 wks | 1 |
| Other - Paediatrics | 8,235 | 75.8% | 9.6 wks | 60 |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 7,602 | 59.3% | 13.6 wks | 270 |
| Gynaecology | 3,520 | 88.3% | 7.8 wks | 16 |
| Urology | 3,202 | 64.1% | 12.2 wks | 15 |
| Cardiology | 2,769 | 76.6% | 10.1 wks | 27 |
| Oral Surgery | 2,366 | 70.3% | 12.1 wks | 1 |
| Other - Others | 2,334 | 76.4% | 7.9 wks | 35 |
| Neurology | 1,961 | 84.3% | 8.8 wks | 4 |
| Plastic Surgery | 1,584 | 59.7% | 14.1 wks | 15 |
| Neurosurgical | 1,246 | 65.3% | 13.3 wks | 15 |
| General Surgery | 990 | 76.9% | 10.0 wks | 13 |
| Gastroenterology | 955 | 89.9% | 7.0 wks | 1 |
| General Internal Medicine | 950 | 85.4% | 8.7 wks | 0 |
| Respiratory Medicine | 927 | 91.6% | 5.4 wks | 0 |
| Rheumatology | 791 | 90.9% | 6.7 wks | 0 |
| Elderly Medicine | 244 | 99.2% | 4.7 wks | 0 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 102 | 52.0% | 17.6 wks | 5 |
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.