Bladder & prostate (urology) waiting times at New Cross Hospital (July 2026 NHS data)
The typical NHS wait for Bladder & prostate (urology) at New Cross Hospital, run by The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, is 28 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 Bladder & prostate (urology) is 11 weeks, so New Cross Hospital is about 17 weeks longer than the national wait. Among the 108 hospitals reporting Bladder & prostate (urology), it has the 103rd shortest wait.
Nearer hospitals with a shorter wait
For Bladder & prostate (urology), 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.
- Russells Hall HospitalDudley15 wks · 7 mi
- Midland Metropolitan University HospitalSandwell8 wks · 10 mi
- Queen Elizabeth HospitalBirmingham7 wks · 12 mi
- George Eliot HospitalNuneaton and Bedworth9 wks · 27 mi
- Royal Stoke University HospitalStoke-on-Trent11 wks · 28 mi
Conditions we cover in Bladder & prostate (urology)
These sit within the urology waiting list at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, so each shares its 28-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 New Cross Hospital, free, about 28 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 The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. The figure is the admitted median for urology as a whole, not any single condition. The NHS publishes one wait per trust, not per hospital site, so this is the wait for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.Wait or Pay is independent and is not the NHS. Nothing here is medical advice.