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Waiting times/Urology/University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Urology waiting times at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

12week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 6,384 people on the urology list here have been waiting longer than 12 weeks, half less. That is 6 weeks shorter than a year ago. 4 of them have been waiting more than a year.

66%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

34

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

120 / 182

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

6 weeks shorter than a year ago.

3 weeks of those came off in the last six months alone.

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. 29% 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.

ProviderMilesMedianSooner by
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester45 miles8 wks5 wks
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Northampton59 miles8 wks4 wks
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Crewe64 miles9 wks4 wks
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Dudley10 miles10 wks2 wks
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheltenham49 miles10 wks2 wks

Other waits here

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

SpecialtyWaitingMedian
Other: Medical Services11,23211 wks
Ophthalmology9,11913 wks
Gynaecology8,66316 wks
Ear Nose and Throat8,50911 wks
Gastroenterology6,65212 wks
Other: Surgical Services5,34711 wks
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Straight answers

About this figure

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.