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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

St. Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 7PT

Hospitals run by this trust

Trust performance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
67.9%
Better than 61% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
11.6 wks
Better than 65% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
57,635
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
425
Better than 44% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
68.0%
Better than 27% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
12,382
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
231
Better than 52% of trustsData: Jun 2026

Waiting times by specialty

Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics (incomplete pathways)

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic9,96077.0%9.1 wks131
Ear Nose and Throat5,77361.0%14.2 wks4
Gynaecology5,26449.3%18.3 wks81
General Surgery4,93966.6%12.3 wks36
Urology4,67256.9%15.0 wks77
Cardiology4,07865.5%13.3 wks15
Other - Medicals4,02859.4%14.0 wks32
Ophthalmology3,95783.8%7.9 wks1
Gastroenterology2,54577.3%10.2 wks3
Respiratory Medicine2,24771.7%11.2 wks16
Oral Surgery2,15953.9%16.7 wks9
Other - Surgicals2,03977.6%7.1 wks15
Neurology2,02870.6%11.8 wks3
Dermatology1,74294.8%4.5 wks0
Other - Others93058.2%14.2 wks0
Rheumatology78286.3%8.5 wks2
Other - Paediatrics32276.4%11.2 wks0
Elderly Medicine14595.2%5.0 wks0
General Internal Medicine2596.0%2.8 wks0

Figures come from NHS England's official monthly statistics and the CQC directory, reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See methodology for definitions.