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Dermatology waiting times at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: July 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
2,828
Seen within 18 weeks
89.1%
Typical (median) wait
7.0 wks
Waiting over a year
3
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Dermatology · % of the waiting list
60%80%100%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%89.1%88.6%April 202192.4%May 202195.0%June 202194.8%July 202194.2%August 202192.5%September 202186.3%October 202184.6%November 202180.0%December 202180.8%January 202282.9%February 202285.1%March 202257.1%April 202360.2%May 202361.8%June 202361.4%July 202362.4%August 202361.5%September 202359.7%October 202359.2%November 202354.3%December 202353.0%January 202457.0%February 202459.3%March 202463.3%April 202466.4%May 202465.2%June 202463.2%July 202461.8%August 202460.9%September 202458.9%October 202453.1%November 202450.0%December 202446.1%January 202546.4%February 202546.3%March 202546.4%April 202546.5%May 202547.5%June 202547.3%July 202551.1%August 202562.9%September 202567.2%October 202572.7%November 202574.7%December 202574.9%January 202679.4%February 202687.7%March 202687.9%April 202686.8%May 202687.7%June 202689.1%July 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for dermatology patients who started treatment in July 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
8.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
86.3%
Patients treated
95
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
7.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
76.8%
Patients treated
525
in July 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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