General Internal Medicine waiting times at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (June 2026)

8week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 921 people on the general internal medicine list here have been waiting longer than 8 weeks, half less. That is 1 week shorter than a year ago. It is about 3 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.

84%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

34 / 60

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

1 week shorter than a year ago.

That hides a turn: it is 2 weeks shorter than twelve months ago, but 1 week longer than six months ago.

Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.

How the queue is spread

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard. 12% of this queue is already past it.

Treating sooner nearby

Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.

Provider	Miles	Median	Sooner by
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Hartlepool	32 miles	4 wks	4 wks
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North Shields	7 miles	6 wks	3 wks

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

Specialty	Waiting	Median
Other: Surgical Services	10,181	11 wks
Ophthalmology	9,747	8 wks
Other: Medical Services	9,617	9 wks
Ear Nose and Throat	8,691	9 wks
Dermatology	8,649	11 wks
Other: Paediatric Services	8,138	9 wks

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Straight answers

About this figure

It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.

This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.