Shorter Wait

Waiting times/Ear Nose and Throat

Ear Nose and Throat waiting times
by hospital

Every provider in England reporting ear nose and throat waits in June 2026, shortest first. You have a legal right to choose any of them.

15

week England average

24

weeks between the fastest and slowest provider

594k

people waiting across 155 providers

That spread is the whole point. Someone waiting at the slowest provider could, on these figures, be seen about 24 weeks sooner elsewhere, if they know to ask. The median also hides the tail: 12,538 of the 594,346 people on this list nationally have been waiting more than a year.

#ProviderMedianWithin 18wkWaitingYear
1The Living Care Group Leeds1 wks100%821
2Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Southampton3 wks100%51
3Spire Harpenden Hospital Harpenden4 wks100%55
4Spire Cheshire Hospital Warrington4 wks96%56
5Nuffield Health the Holly Hospital Buckhurst Hill5 wks83%475
6Spire Fylde Coast Hospital Blackpool5 wks83%99
7Epsomedical Group Cobham6 wks90%193
8Spire Liverpool Hospital Liverpool6 wks98%406
9King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London6 wks79%703
10Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth Portsmouth6 wks88%168
11Benenden Hospital Cranbrook6 wks80%124
12Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital London7 wks90%288
13Beacon Medical Services Group Limited Manchester7 wks99%3,051
14Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital London7 wks80%76
15Renacres Hospital Ormskirk7 wks66%133
16Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green Bristol7 wks87%218
17Beardwood Hospital Blackburn7 wks85%114
18Spire Bushey Hospital Bushey7 wks95%57
19East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn7 wks81%3,598
20University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service Southampton7 wks70%189
21The Hamptons Hospital Ltd Peterborough8 wks76%206
22Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East Grinstead8 wks86%161
23Woodlands Hospital Darlington8 wks88%220
24Clementine Churchill Hospital Harrow8 wks92%591
25Fairfield Independent Hospital St. Helens8 wks80%183
26South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland8 wks83%5,143
27Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford Ilford9 wks72%257
28Buckshaw Hospital Chorley9 wks79%790
29Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Truro9 wks78%3,322
30The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne9 wks79%8,691
31The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Rotherham10 wks73%2,401
32Communitas Clinics Thornton Heath10 wks81%3,848
33Inhealth Limited Beaconsfield10 wks80%826
34Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Carshalton10 wks76%2,323
35Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading10 wks81%3,354
36Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital Hull10 wks74%129
37The Yorkshire Clinic Bingley10 wks72%600
38University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Plymouth10 wks73%4,073
39University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Kendal10 wks73%3,595
40University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol11 wks68%5,396
41County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Darlington11 wks72%3,770
42West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Bury St. Edmunds11 wks70%3,008
43Medway NHS Foundation Trust Gillingham11 wks75%4,445
44Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Walsall11 wks71%2,716
45Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool11 wks67%3,264
46University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham11 wks69%8,509
47Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Preston12 wks68%3,169
48The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Harlow12 wks67%3,267
49Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield12 wks68%2,560
50Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Camberley12 wks67%5,212
51Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London12 wks66%2,665
52Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basingstoke12 wks67%3,274
53Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Harrogate12 wks69%2,577
54Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chester12 wks71%2,739
55Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Barnsley12 wks65%3,456
56Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sutton-in-Ashfield12 wks67%3,403
57Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Keighley13 wks65%1,273
58University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton13 wks61%1,718
59North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Carlisle13 wks69%3,494
60Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Bradford13 wks64%3,331
61Isle of Wight NHS Trust Newport13 wks61%1,001
62Springfield Hospital Chelmsford13 wks66%918
63Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Shrewsbury13 wks70%312
64Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) Redhill13 wks63%780
65Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd Deal13 wks63%280
66Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham13 wks65%8,167
67Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Romford13 wks65%5,643
68East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust St. Leonards-on-Sea13 wks61%5,484
69Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Huddersfield13 wks64%5,229
70Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Prescot14 wks64%7,010
71St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London14 wks62%5,114
72Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames14 wks64%3,933
73Claremont Private Hospital Sheffield14 wks61%236
74Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes Devizes14 wks64%77
75Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Grimsby14 wks63%5,580
76Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London14 wks63%7,599
77Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Crewe14 wks63%4,661
78East Cheshire NHS Trust Macclesfield14 wks64%1,594
79Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London14 wks60%5,682
80Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Norwich14 wks66%5,637
81Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone14 wks62%5,893
82Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Stockport14 wks61%3,971
83Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Amersham14 wks63%4,763
84Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Ashton-Under-Lyne14 wks63%1,979
85University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent14 wks59%4,031
86University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London14 wks60%6,920
87Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Chertsey14 wks60%4,369
88Wye Valley NHS Trust Hereford14 wks63%2,384
89Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Salisbury14 wks60%2,932
90Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Redhill14 wks61%5,957
91Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester15 wks59%8,871
92University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Poole15 wks60%6,045
93South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Warwick15 wks60%3,884
94The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Shrewsbury15 wks62%4,281
95Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford15 wks60%3,230
96Beaumont Hospital Bolton15 wks60%257
97Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheltenham15 wks60%5,494
98Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Taunton15 wks58%4,841
99Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London15 wks60%10,137
100East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Stevenage15 wks58%5,724
101The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Dudley15 wks60%4,766
102Whittington Health NHS Trust London15 wks62%2,366
103Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Swindon15 wks58%3,505
104Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds15 wks55%3,437
105Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet Shepton Mallet15 wks52%227
106Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Wakefield15 wks58%7,352
107London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Harrow16 wks56%8,148
108South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesbrough16 wks56%7,051
109York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust York16 wks56%7,552
110Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue) Bath16 wks63%600
111Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Luton16 wks56%7,724
112Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Portsmouth16 wks55%7,049
113North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Warrington16 wks57%3,438
114East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester16 wks56%10,393
115Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Wirral16 wks56%4,059
116North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Peterborough16 wks56%7,803
117The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Wolverhampton16 wks56%6,492
118Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Salford16 wks55%9,314
119Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford16 wks55%7,117
120University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby16 wks54%9,405
121Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London16 wks55%5,610
122Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dorchester17 wks54%3,015
123Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge17 wks54%3,648
124Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust London17 wks53%8,920
125Omnes Healthcare Ltd Salford17 wks54%10,617
126Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Exeter17 wks53%4,857
127Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Bath17 wks54%2,884
128Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Milton Keynes17 wks53%4,602
129Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kettering17 wks54%2,425
130University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester17 wks52%7,174
131Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool17 wks53%5,267
132Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Northampton17 wks53%5,039
133The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Uxbridge17 wks52%3,790
134Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan17 wks52%4,921
135Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Bolton17 wks52%4,438
136Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Hull18 wks51%6,591
137The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn18 wks51%3,085
138Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster18 wks51%6,514
139Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Worcester18 wks50%8,148
140United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Lincoln19 wks49%9,928
141University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Worthing19 wks49%7,999
142Oaks Hospital Colchester19 wks45%75
143East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Canterbury19 wks47%9,243
144West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Watford19 wks47%3,176
145Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Thornton Heath20 wks47%2,212
146Barts Health NHS Trust London20 wks47%6,241
147Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton Southampton20 wks42%1,639
148Rivers Hospital Sawbridgeworth20 wks40%198
149Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Smethwick21 wks43%7,414
150Nuffield Health, Brentwood Hospital Brentwood21 wks44%334
151James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Great Yarmouth22 wks43%3,557
152George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Nuneaton22 wks40%2,261
153University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry23 wks40%9,019
154Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Westcliff-on-Sea24 wks38%15,733
155Modality Llp Wolverhampton39 wks0%240
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