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NHS waiting times across England

Name: NHS Referral to Treatment median waiting times by specialty, England
Creator: NHS England
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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.

Specialty	England median	Trusts beating 18 weeks	Shortest wait	Longest wait
General surgeons	12 wks	1116 of 18136	Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 0 wks	Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital 65 wks
Urologists	11 wks	1091 of 14238	The Clementine Churchill Hospital 0 wks	Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital 51 wks
Orthopaedic surgeons	13 wks	502 of 19491	Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 2 wks	Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital 46 wks
ENT surgeons	15 wks	615 of 11181	Pinehill Hospital 0 wks	Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital 104 wks
Ophthalmologists	10 wks	1198 of 11608	The Runnymede Hospital 0 wks	Birmingham Women's And Children's NHS Foundation Trust 52 wks
Oral surgeons	16 wks	74 of 8748	South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 0 wks	Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital 104 wks
Neurosurgeons	11 wks	701 of 3804	The Duchy Hospital 0 wks	Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust 42 wks
Plastic surgeons	13 wks	671 of 7752	Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust 0 wks	Spire Wellesley Hospital 54 wks
Cardiothoracic surgeons	8 wks	829 of 3352	Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust 0 wks	Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 48 wks
Physicians	7 wks	3169 of 8089	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 0 wks	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 48 wks
Gastroenterologists	10 wks	2287 of 14279	Fulwood Hall Hospital 0 wks	Spire Wellesley Hospital 49 wks
Cardiologists	11 wks	864 of 10209	The Clementine Churchill Hospital 0 wks	Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital 101 wks
Dermatologists	11 wks	602 of 8557	North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust 0 wks	Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust 45 wks
Respiratory specialists	9 wks	1276 of 9497	Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 1 wks	Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust 30 wks
Neurologists	14 wks	914 of 7865	Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust 0 wks	Euxton Hall Hospital 49 wks
Rheumatologists	9 wks	1663 of 9443	The London Independent Hospital 0 wks	Fitzwilliam Hospital 47 wks
Geriatricians	6 wks	4414 of 9254	Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust 0 wks	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 26 wks
Gynaecologists	14 wks	494 of 12999	The Sloane Hospital 0 wks	The Sloane Hospital 65 wks
Medical specialists	11 wks	736 of 11094	Rivers Hospital 0 wks	Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital 62 wks
Mental health specialists	6 wks	1004 of 1932	North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust 0 wks	University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust 45 wks
Paediatricians	11 wks	821 of 9268	Whittington Health NHS Trust 0 wks	Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust 27 wks
Surgeons	11 wks	826 of 10645	Spire Hartswood Hospital 0 wks	Spire Leicester Hospital 64 wks
Specialists	7 wks	3305 of 12461	Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital 0 wks	Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital 104 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 2026-10-25.