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James Paget Hospital

Lowestoft Road, Great Yarmouth, NR31 6LA · Run by James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

CQC rating published 1 April 2026 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings

Performance at a glance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
Trust-wide
58.1%
Better than 7% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
Trust-wide
14.8 wks
Better than 8% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
Trust-wide
32,805
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
Trust-wide
1,186
Better than 17% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
Trust-wide
72.9%
Better than 44% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
Trust-wide
9,484
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
Trust-wide
311
Better than 44% 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 James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Waiting times by specialty

Trust-wide (James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
Ear Nose and Throat3,62643.9%21.8 wks455
Ophthalmology3,38161.8%13.4 wks108
General Surgery3,34361.5%13.5 wks33
Neurology2,43540.9%21.9 wks72
Other - Paediatrics2,43459.5%14.2 wks95
Gastroenterology2,27545.3%19.9 wks98
Trauma and Orthopaedic2,24465.3%11.6 wks14
Gynaecology2,10460.7%13.1 wks86
Other - Surgicals2,02471.6%11.5 wks13
Urology1,90546.3%19.8 wks115
Dermatology1,82772.7%10.3 wks5
Cardiology1,80750.6%17.7 wks70
Respiratory Medicine1,09079.0%10.6 wks0
Oral Surgery89551.4%17.3 wks18
Other - Medicals63487.1%6.6 wks3
Rheumatology55488.1%9.0 wks0
Plastic Surgery15157.0%15.1 wks1
Other - Others3894.7%1.0 wks0
General Internal Medicine2181.0%10.2 wks0
Elderly Medicine17100.0%4.6 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.