Shorter Wait

Waiting times/Dermatology/Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dermatology waiting times at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

13week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 3,649 people on the dermatology list here have been waiting longer than 13 weeks, half less. That is 2 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 1 week longer than the England average for this specialty. 39 of them have been waiting more than a year.

63%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

38

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

87 / 115

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

2 weeks longer than a year ago.

Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.

How the queue is spread

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard. 34% of this queue is already past it.

Treating sooner nearby

Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.

ProviderMilesMedianSooner by
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Milton Keynes68 miles4 wks9 wks
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Bath38 miles7 wks6 wks
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Uxbridge68 miles7 wks6 wks
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol47 miles7 wks6 wks
Epsomedical Group Cobham73 miles7 wks5 wks

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

SpecialtyWaitingMedian
Trauma and Orthopaedic5,68019 wks
General Surgery5,16413 wks
Gastroenterology3,66615 wks
Gynaecology3,51717 wks
Ear Nose and Throat3,50515 wks
Oral Surgery3,06221 wks
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Straight answers

About this figure

This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.