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Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

Grove Lane, Smethwick, B66 2QT · Run by Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

CQC: Not yet rated

CQC rating published 18 February 2026 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings

Performance at a glance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
Trust-wide
61.5%
Better than 20% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
Trust-wide
13.9 wks
Better than 20% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
Trust-wide
66,145
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
Trust-wide
369
Better than 50% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
Trust-wide
73.7%
Better than 49% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
Trust-wide
21,009
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
Trust-wide
231
Better than 52% 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 Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

Waiting times by specialty

Trust-wide (Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
Ophthalmology7,74377.7%9.7 wks4
Ear Nose and Throat7,21145.0%20.2 wks75
Other - Paediatrics5,99869.4%10.7 wks33
Trauma and Orthopaedic5,72163.0%13.7 wks9
Other - Surgicals5,37966.3%13.0 wks0
Cardiology5,33848.9%18.5 wks64
Gynaecology5,07959.5%14.5 wks27
General Surgery4,53363.8%13.5 wks39
Urology3,62763.1%13.8 wks5
Dermatology3,47457.1%15.4 wks3
Other - Medicals3,06261.2%13.6 wks4
Gastroenterology2,37749.6%18.1 wks28
Respiratory Medicine1,86992.5%8.5 wks0
Neurology1,58642.1%23.1 wks0
Oral Surgery1,31361.4%14.2 wks2
Plastic Surgery64266.2%14.0 wks0
Other - Others62518.6%37.3 wks76
Rheumatology53292.3%5.4 wks0
Elderly Medicine2195.2%6.5 wks0
Cardiothoracic Surgery15100.0%5.5 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.