University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Updated December 2025
The typical wait to see a respiratory consultant is
12 weeks
That's nearly 3 months
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust in the Midlands region. There are currently 3,058 people waiting to see a respiratory consultant, with a typical wait of about nearly 3 months. 68% of patients are seen within the 18-week target.
Distribution of patients by how many weeks they've been on the waiting list.
The national average wait to see a respiratory consultant is about 11 weeks. This hospital is about the same as the national average.
Ranked 78th out of 125 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 16th out of 21 in Midlands
Common conditions and procedures for this department:
Main hospital switchboard — ask to be connected to the department.
Compare Respiratory Medicine waiting times at other hospitals in the Midlands region:
The current average Respiratory Medicine waiting time at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is about 12 weeks.
You can compare Respiratory Medicine waiting times across all NHS hospitals on WaitRadar to find shorter waits near you.
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