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Royal Cornwall Hospital

Treliske, Truro, TR1 3LJ · Run by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

CQC rating published 29 August 2025 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings

Performance at a glance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
Trust-wide
74.0%
Better than 79% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
Trust-wide
9.3 wks
Better than 88% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
Trust-wide
42,570
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
Trust-wide
406
Better than 47% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
Trust-wide
74.8%
Better than 54% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
Trust-wide
21,080
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
Trust-wide
620
Better than 22% 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 Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

Waiting times by specialty

Trust-wide (Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic5,49548.6%18.6 wks280
Other - Medicals5,31188.0%6.8 wks0
Ophthalmology4,17180.1%7.7 wks13
Dermatology3,29786.1%5.8 wks1
Gynaecology3,21164.9%12.2 wks42
Ear Nose and Throat3,15978.0%9.2 wks12
Other - Surgicals2,89072.0%8.1 wks24
Cardiology2,50864.2%12.8 wks13
Gastroenterology2,43890.0%5.2 wks0
Oral Surgery2,39274.0%10.2 wks8
General Surgery1,95759.9%13.8 wks9
Urology1,72262.2%14.0 wks0
Other - Others99890.2%4.3 wks2
Neurology74886.5%8.0 wks0
Other - Paediatrics72384.5%8.5 wks2
Rheumatology64094.2%5.6 wks0
Respiratory Medicine58381.5%8.5 wks0
Elderly Medicine32785.0%6.8 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.