20week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,639 people on the ear nose and throat list here have been waiting longer than 20 weeks, half less. It is about 5 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 1 of them has been waiting more than a year.
42%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
40
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
147 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhealth Limited Beaconsfield | 72 miles | 10 wks | 10 wks |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading | 52 miles | 10 wks | 10 wks |
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Camberley | 50 miles | 12 wks | 8 wks |
| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basingstoke | 35 miles | 12 wks | 8 wks |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton | 3 miles | 13 wks | 7 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Surgery | 5,110 | 19 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 1,223 | 8 wks |
| Gynaecology | 864 | 10 wks |
| General Surgery | 683 | 8 wks |
| Urology | 486 | 8 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 277 | 2 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.