Women's health (gynaecology) waiting times at Darlington Memorial Hospital (July 2026 NHS data)
The typical NHS wait for Women's health (gynaecology) at Darlington Memorial Hospital, run by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, is 32 weeks (median, July 2026).
NHS RTT data · July 2026
Half of the people treated waited less than this, half waited longer, measured from referral to treatment. This is the wait for patients admitted for treatment (admitted). Urgent cases are treated sooner.
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The national median for Women's health (gynaecology) is 17 weeks, so Darlington Memorial Hospital is about 15 weeks longer than the national wait. Among the 113 hospitals reporting Women's health (gynaecology), it has the 99th shortest wait.
Nearer hospitals with a shorter wait
For Women's health (gynaecology), these hospitals within reach report a shorter typical wait. Under the NHS right to choose, you can ask to be treated at any of them, for free.
- The James Cook University HospitalMiddlesbrough18 wks · 14 mi
- University Hospital of HartlepoolHartlepool16 wks · 18 mi
- Sunderland Royal HospitalSunderland17 wks · 26 mi
- Queen Elizabeth HospitalGateshead16 wks · 28 mi
- Freeman HospitalNewcastle upon Tyne4 wks · 33 mi
Conditions we cover in Women's health (gynaecology)
These sit within the gynaecology waiting list at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, so each shares its 32-week wait here. Open one for the NHS-vs-private picture for that condition.
Your four routes from here
- Stay on the NHS here at Darlington Memorial Hospital, free, about 32 weeks.
- Switch NHS hospital to a nearer one with a shorter wait, still free.
- NHS-private mix: pay for one step, such as a scan or first appointment, then continue on the NHS.
- Go fully private to skip the wait, at a cost you control.
How long will you really wait, and how could you go sooner?
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See your free wait-or-pay dashboard→How we know this
NHS RTT (referral to treatment) data, July 2026, for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. The figure is the admitted median for gynaecology as a whole, not any single condition. The NHS publishes one wait per trust, not per hospital site, so this is the wait for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.Wait or Pay is independent and is not the NHS. Nothing here is medical advice.