Medway NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Gillingham ME7 5NY
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Other surgical services wait−3w
Typical wait 6 weeks
Deaths after care more than expected, the NHS is looking into why
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Surgeons in Canterbury
surgical specialties not listed individually
Hospitals and NHS clinics providing other surgical services in Canterbury.
The shortest wait for other surgical services care in Canterbury is 6 weeks at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. The longest is 16 weeks at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The England median is 11 weeks.
7 providers · 4 NHS, 3 independent
NHS RTT groups several surgical specialties into this one reporting line, including bariatric surgery, endocrine surgery and maxillofacial surgery.
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NHS providers
ranked by median waiting timeSpire Alexandra HospitalIndependent
Chatham ME5 9PG
No recommendation data
Other surgical services wait−2w
Typical wait 12 weeks
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS TrustNHS
London SE13 6LH
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Other surgical services wait−3w
Typical wait 13 weeks
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Canterbury CT1 3NG
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Other surgical services wait−3w
Typical wait 16 weeks
Independent providers
appointment times are set by the provider and are not published hereChaucer HospitalIndependent
Canterbury CT4 7AR
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Spencer Private HospitalsIndependent
Ashford TN24 0LZ
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Spencer Private HospitalIndependent
Margate CT9 4BG
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Waiting times: NHS England Referral to Treatment. Ratings: Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. Data retrieved 2026-10-25.