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NHS waiting times across England

The median wait from GP referral to treatment for every specialty, by NHS trust. Figures are trust-wide. Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment, latest published month.

SpecialtyEngland medianTrusts beating 18 weeks Shortest waitLongest wait
General surgeons11 wks15 of 228Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 1 wksSarum Road Hospital 41 wks
Urologists11 wks13 of 176The Sloane Hospital 3 wksOaks Hospital 42 wks
Orthopaedic surgeons13 wks7 of 242Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 3 wksMid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust 28 wks
ENT surgeons14 wks8 of 137The Droitwich Spa Hospital 2 wksBirmingham Women's And Children's NHS Foundation Trust 41 wks
Ophthalmologists10 wks13 of 142Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre Portsmouth 3 wksMount Stuart Hospital 20 wks
Oral surgeons16 wks1 of 109Stockport NHS Foundation Trust 1 wksNuffield Health Chichester Hospital 104 wks
Neurosurgeons12 wks10 of 50The Duchy Hospital 0 wksMid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust 29 wks
Plastic surgeons11 wks12 of 96The Berkshire Independent Hospital 2 wksSpire Liverpool Hospital 43 wks
Cardiothoracic surgeons8 wks10 of 42University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust 2 wksHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 44 wks
Physicians7 wks40 of 104Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 0 wksNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 48 wks
Gastroenterologists9 wks33 of 177Fulwood Hall Hospital 0 wksThree Shires Hospital 36 wks
Cardiologists11 wks12 of 124Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 4 wksNuffield Health Exeter Hospital 49 wks
Dermatologists10 wks7 of 105Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust 2 wksSalisbury NHS Foundation Trust 42 wks
Respiratory specialists9 wks21 of 117Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 2 wksSouth Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust 19 wks
Neurologists12 wks16 of 101Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust 0 wksNorthern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust 38 wks
Rheumatologists9 wks27 of 119Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2 wksFitzwilliam Hospital 47 wks
Geriatricians6 wks63 of 114Isle Of Wight NHS Trust 1 wksLiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 16 wks
Gynaecologists13 wks9 of 166The Sloane Hospital 0 wksThe Priory Hospital 38 wks
Medical specialists10 wks9 of 137Rivers Hospital 0 wksNuffield Health Brentwood Hospital 48 wks
Mental health specialists5 wks16 of 26North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust 0 wksEpsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust 31 wks
Paediatricians10 wks11 of 115Whittington Health NHS Trust 0 wksMilton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 21 wks
Surgeons10 wks11 of 133Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 1 wksRenacres Hospital 54 wks
Specialists7 wks50 of 159Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital 0 wksNorth Downs Hospital 61 wks

The 18-week standard is that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks. NHS England Referral to Treatment, Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-08-30.

Data shown with the date it was retrieved. Waiting times are NHS statistics for the named provider and change every month. How we source and check this.