At a glance: 70,893 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Hull University Teaching Hospitals in June 2026, spread across 18 specialties, and 2,847 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was plastic surgery — only 43% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 22 weeks — while elderly medicine was quickest at 80%.
Treatment waiting times at Hull University Teaching Hospitals
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic surgery | 4,481 | 43% | 586 | 22 weeks |
| Dermatology | 4,066 | 47% | 197 | 19 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 6,714 | 49% | 419 | 18 weeks |
| Oral surgery | 2,524 | 49% | 78 | 18 weeks |
| ENT | 6,591 | 51% | 260 | 17 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 3,180 | 52% | 97 | 17 weeks |
| Cardiology | 4,807 | 52% | 93 | 17 weeks |
| Urology | 4,102 | 54% | 174 | 15 weeks |
| Neurology | 4,911 | 56% | 97 | 15 weeks |
| General surgery | 7,564 | 58% | 260 | 14 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 4,533 | 60% | 169 | 13 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 8,979 | 62% | 295 | 12 weeks |
| Neurosurgery | 3,435 | 62% | 108 | 13 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 2,858 | 69% | 3 | 11 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 1,112 | 69% | 2 | 11 weeks |
| General medicine | 571 | 77% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 367 | 77% | 9 | 9 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 98 | 80% | 0 | 5 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Hull University Teaching Hospitals
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiography | 2,706 | 67% |
| DEXA scan | 2,294 | 63% |
| Sleep studies | 1,415 | 54% |
| Gastroscopy | 1,006 | 48% |
| Urodynamics | 125 | 37% |
| Colonoscopy | 1,001 | 35% |
| MRI | 5,099 | 33% |
| Audiology | 1,183 | 32% |
| Cystoscopy | 325 | 32% |
| Ultrasound | 5,583 | 25% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 202 | 16% |
| CT | 2,652 | 14% |
| Nerve conduction studies | 269 | 7% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Hull University Teaching Hospitals the longest was echocardiography, with 67% past it and 2,706 people in the queue.
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Frequently asked questions
Can private cover skip the waiting list at Hull University Teaching Hospitals? Yes for a new problem, no for one you are already waiting to have treated — here is what private cover gets you over the NHS. For the national picture see plastic surgery waits across England or our NHS waiting-time guides.
Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) and Diagnostics (DM01) waiting-times statistics, June 2026; self-pay figures from UK private hospitals’ own published price lists. Waiting-list figures change monthly.