Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
North Shields, NE29 8NH
Hospitals run by this trust
Trust performance
Treated or seen within 18 weeks
83.0%
Better than 90% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
9.7 wks
Better than 85% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
39,508
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
0
Better than 100% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
91.2%
Better than 87% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
25,347
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
0
Better than 100% of trustsData: Jun 2026
Waiting times by specialty
Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics (incomplete pathways)
| Specialty | Waiting | Within 18 wks | Median wait | 52+ wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 10,213 | 68.3% | 12.5 wks | 0 |
| General Surgery | 6,594 | 92.5% | 9.0 wks | 0 |
| Gynaecology | 4,132 | 76.4% | 10.4 wks | 0 |
| Urology | 2,900 | 91.8% | 8.9 wks | 0 |
| Respiratory Medicine | 2,773 | 95.5% | 8.6 wks | 0 |
| Plastic Surgery | 2,702 | 76.2% | 9.8 wks | 0 |
| Oral Surgery | 1,670 | 59.5% | 14.8 wks | 0 |
| Cardiology | 1,664 | 97.7% | 7.1 wks | 0 |
| Gastroenterology | 1,611 | 98.3% | 8.3 wks | 0 |
| General Internal Medicine | 1,476 | 99.7% | 5.8 wks | 0 |
| Other - Paediatrics | 1,361 | 94.3% | 8.3 wks | 0 |
| Rheumatology | 1,176 | 86.3% | 9.4 wks | 0 |
| Elderly Medicine | 658 | 99.2% | 5.2 wks | 0 |
| Other - Others | 348 | 99.4% | 7.3 wks | 0 |
| Other - Mental Healths | 228 | 95.6% | 4.4 wks | 0 |
| Neurology | 2 | 100.0% | 9.0 wks | 0 |
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.