National

Elderly Medicine Service waiting times across England

Every NHS hospital that publishes data for this specialty, ranked by shortest median wait. Data through March 2026. NHS source.

120

Trusts

26,038

On the list

6 wks

National median

83%

Within 18 weeks

What this means for you

Wait times for Elderly Medicine Service vary by 21 weeks across England

Fastest: ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST — 1-week wait.
Slowest: NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST — 22-week wait.
18-week target: 83% of patients seen within 18 weeks — below the NHS Constitution standard of 92%.

Use NHS Right to Choose to switch trusts — your GP cannot refuse a non-clinical switch under the NHS Constitution.

National median wait — 12 months

Median of trust-level medians across all NHS providers (proxy for true national median; methodology limitation noted on /methodology).

Source: NHS England RTT · Analysis: Doctor Data Ltd

Ranked NHS hospitals — shortest wait first

Showing all 120 trusts with published Elderly Medicine Service data. Want to filter by distance from your postcode? Search by postcode →

Wait times for Elderly Medicine Service vary by 21 weeks across England

National median wait — 12 months

Ranked NHS hospitals — shortest wait first

ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ST MARTINS HOSPITAL

LIVEWELL SOUTHWEST

TAMESIDE AND GLOSSOP INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

MIDLANDS PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

WHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST

GATESHEAD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, KING'S LYNN, NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST

FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST

BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST

NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST

EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST

ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST