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Colchester, CO4 5JL
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Waiting times at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, by specialty. In England you can ask to be referred to a different NHS trust with a shorter wait — your Right to Choose.
At a glance
“Median” means half of patients wait less and half wait longer — it's the wait so far of people currently on the list, not how long a new referral will ultimately wait.
Click any specialty for the 12-month trend at this trust. Data through July 2026.
Other providers within 60 miles of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, shortest published wait first. Under the NHS Constitution you can ask your GP to refer you to any of them. Data through July 2026.
| Provider | Median wait | Within 18 weeks | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 5 wk | 89% | 52 mi |
| Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust | 10 wk | 78% | 59 mi |
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 11 wk | 63% | 48 mi |
| The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | 11 wk | 70% | 36 mi |
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | 12 wk | 64% | 39 mi |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 12 wk | 65% | 52 mi |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust | 12 wk | 70% | 40 mi |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 12 wk | 68% | 24 mi |
Distances are straight-line from East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. A shorter published wait is not a promise about your own wait, and a longer journey means follow-up and any complications are further from home — worth discussing with your GP.
In an emergency call 999. Unsure where to go? Call 111 or use 111.nhs.uk. These are the published figures for August 2026 — an indicator of pressure, not a live queue and not your personal wait.
High A&E pressure at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust can also affect planned operations, which may be postponed in busy periods. Source: NHS England A&E statistics · full A&E record → · how we calculate this.