Shorter Wait

Waiting times/Ear Nose and Throat/Barts Health NHS Trust

Ear Nose and Throat waiting times at Barts Health NHS Trust

20week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 6,241 people on the ear nose and throat list here have been waiting longer than 20 weeks, half less. That is 2 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 5 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 226 of them have been waiting more than a year.

47%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

46

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

146 / 155

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. 50% 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
Nuffield Health the Holly Hospital Buckhurst Hill10 miles5 wks15 wks
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London5 miles6 wks14 wks
Clementine Churchill Hospital Harrow15 miles8 wks12 wks
Communitas Clinics Thornton Heath11 miles10 wks10 wks
Inhealth Limited Beaconsfield32 miles10 wks10 wks

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Barts Health NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

SpecialtyWaitingMedian
Other: Medical Services19,52611 wks
Other: Surgical Services10,60610 wks
Other: Paediatric Services9,79316 wks
Gynaecology8,87412 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic8,70515 wks
Cardiology8,60310 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.