NHS waiting times · Leicester

Leicester Royal Infirmary waiting times (July 2026 NHS data)

The typical NHS waiting time for every specialty at Leicester Royal Infirmary in Leicester, run by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, from the latest published RTT data.

Updated July 2026 · NHS RTT data

These are planned-treatment waits. For A&E or urgent care, which are measured separately, see NHS urgent and emergency care.

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The typical wait shown is the median for the whole specialty: half of the people waited less than this, half waited longer, measured from referral to treatment. For mainly outpatient specialties, such as rheumatology, dermatology and neurology, it is the wait for patients treated in clinic; for the rest it is the wait for patients admitted for treatment. Urgent cases are treated sooner, so a routine wait can be longer.

Dermatology
2 wks
5 wks
1,647
General Medicine
2 wks
3 wks
282
Geriatric Medicine
6 wks
21 wks
200
Other medical services
8 wks
25 wks
69
Cardiothoracic Surgery
9 wks
27 wks
49
Respiratory Medicine
12 wks
22 wks
527
Cardiologyheart problems
15 wks
29 wks
1,092
18 wks
43 wks
760
Other surgical services
18 wks
34 wks
205
18 wks
38 wks
153
Ophthalmologycataract surgery
23 wks
36 wks
231
Plastic Surgery
23 wks
52 wks
135
Other paediatric services
25 wks
54 wks
185
Other services
28 wks
47 wks
44
34 wks
48 wks
642
Ear, Nose & Throattonsillectomy · adenoid removal · glue ear
43 wks
62 wks
103
Neurology
44 wks
48 wks
744
45 wks
59 wks
133
45 wks
62 wks
315
Oral Surgery
59 wks
61 wks
109

21 specialties with a confident sample at this trust, NHS RTT, July 2026. The NHS publishes one wait per trust, not per hospital site, so this is the wait for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

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Waiting times by specialty at Leicester Royal Infirmary

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Gastroenterology waiting time
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Ophthalmology waiting time
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General Surgery waiting time
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Rheumatology waiting time
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Ear, Nose & Throat waiting time
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Gynaecology waiting time
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Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting time
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