Hospital Waiting Times

 

October 2025

All communications about hospital appointments are now made via our local Referral Support Team (RST) and the hospital appointment line.

The surgery has no access or influence on the progress of referrals.  If you want to find out what is happening with your referral or appointment it is much faster for you to contact the relevant number directly.

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Referral Process:

  1. GP requests referral
  2. Surgery sends information to Referral Support Team
  3. Referral Support Team sends information to Hospital Triage Team
  4. Hospital Triage Team send information to Hospital Appointment Team
  5. Hospital Appointment Team send appointment to patients when a clinic becomes available.

Note: Each stage of the process can take quite some time once the information is received by the hospital.

First Contact Option - Referral Support Team

If your referral has been sent recently, please contact the Referral Support Team. 
Note: there are limited times when the team are available. 
The service is only available between 11:00am and 1:00pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Referral Support Team: 01293 220123

Second Contact Option - Hospital Appointment Team

If your referral was sent a few weeks ago, please contact the Hospital Appointment Team.  Even if they have your information, it may be that no appointment has been created if there is no clinic available into which they can book you an appointment.  The Hospital Appointment Team will send an appointment when they have heard from the Hospital Triage Team and only once a hospital clinic becomes available.

Hospital Appointment Team: 01273 446067

Average Hospital Waiting Times

Please see information below regarding current average waiting times. 

Key to hospitals

  • Brighton = (University Sussex Hospitals East)
  • Worthing, Chichester, Southlands = (University Sussex Hospitals West)
  • Crawley, Horsham, Caterham, East Surrey Hospital = (Surrey and Sussex Healthcare)
  • Eastbourne District. Conquest Hastings, Bexhill = (East Sussex Health Care Trust)
  • Queen Victoria Hospital = (Haywards Heath)

Adult & Paediatric (Children's) Services - Waiting Times

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Adult services

All figures show the average waiting time in weeks for a routine first outpatient appointment.

Allergy

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 47 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: n/a
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: n/a
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Cardiology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 53 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 57 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 22 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 34 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: 18 Weeks

Clinical haematology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 16 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 15 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 43 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 8 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Colorectal

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 44 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 53 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 12 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 22 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Dental

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: n/a
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 60 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 12 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: n/a
  • Haywards Heath: 28 Weeks

Dermatology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 16 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 16 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 54 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 20 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Diabetic medicine

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 52 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 52 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 34 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 17 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Endocrinology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 51 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 44 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 40 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 29 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

ENT (ear, nose, & throat)

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 23 Weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 21 Weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 24 Weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 53 Weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Gastroenterology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 48 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 46 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 40 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 22 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

General surgery

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 41 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 41 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 27 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 18 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Elderly medicine

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 32 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 22 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 9 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 28 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Gynaecology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 48 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 26 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 22 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 43 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Hepatology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 49 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 45 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 19 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: n/a
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Maxillofacial

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 65 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 65 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 52 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 41 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: 28 weeks

Nephrology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 15 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 15 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: n/a
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: n/a
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Neurology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 59 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 59 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 30 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 49 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Neurosurgery

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 58 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: n/a
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: n/a
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Occupational therapy

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: n/a
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: n/a
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: n/a
  • Haywards Heath: 8 weeks

Ophthalmology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 55 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 57 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 22 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 27 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: 21 weeks

Oral surgery

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 38 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 15 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 41 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: 21 weeks

Orthodontics

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: n/a
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 59 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 38 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 30 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: 30 weeks

Orthopaedics / trauma

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 30 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 48 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 10 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 23 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Pain management

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 65 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 29 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: n/a
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Plastics

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: n/a
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: n/a
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: n/a
  • Haywards Heath: 25 weeks

Respiratory

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 44 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 48 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 17 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 35 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: 22 weeks

Rheumatology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 60 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 60 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 12 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 13 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Sleep medicine

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: n/a
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: n/a
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: n/a
  • Haywards Heath: 26 weeks

Upper GI

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 33 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 53 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 27 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 22 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Urology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 54 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 32 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 24 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 53 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a

Vascular

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 49 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 59 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 21 weeks
  • East Sussex Health Care Trust: 31 weeks
  • Haywards Heath: n/a
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Paediatric (Children's) services

All figures show the average waiting time in weeks for a routine first outpatient appointment.

Paediatrics (general)

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 50 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 13 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 35 weeks

Paediatric allergy

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 65 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 61 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 26 weeks

Paediatric cardiology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 16 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 16 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 18 weeks

Paediatric dentistry

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: n/a
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 22 weeks

Paediatric dermatology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: n/a
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 29 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 21 weeks

Paediatric dietetics

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 36 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: n/a

Paediatric endocrinology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 51 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 61 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 9 weeks

Paediatric ENT

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 53 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 51 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 31 weeks

Paediatric gastroenterology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 8 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 9 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 23 weeks

Paediatric gynaecology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 36 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 35 weeks

Paediatric neurology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 36 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 14 weeks

Paediatric ophthalmology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 38 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 38 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 11 weeks

Paediatric respiratory

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 54 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 55 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 35 weeks

Paediatric rheumatology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 64 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 17 weeks

Paediatric surgery

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 12 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: 14 weeks
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 19 weeks

Paediatric trauma / orthopaedic

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 56 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 29 weeks

Paediatric urology

  • University Sussex Hospitals East: 36 weeks
  • University Sussex Hospitals West: n/a
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: 35 weeks

Published: Sep 19, 2025