22week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 3,557 people on the ear nose and throat list here have been waiting longer than 22 weeks, half less. It is about 6 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 437 of them have been waiting more than a year.
43%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
58
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
151 / 155
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
Level with a year ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Bury St. Edmunds | 60 miles | 11 wks | 10 wks |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Norwich | 27 miles | 14 wks | 8 wks |
| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester | 71 miles | 16 wks | 6 wks |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn | 69 miles | 18 wks | 4 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| General Surgery | 3,348 | 12 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 3,158 | 13 wks |
| Other: Paediatric Services | 2,393 | 15 wks |
| Neurology | 2,234 | 20 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 2,144 | 10 wks |
| Gynaecology | 2,097 | 12 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.
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.