5week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 99 people on the ear nose and throat list here have been waiting longer than 5 weeks, half less. That is 3 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 10 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.
83%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
23
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
6 / 155
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
3 weeks shorter than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 3 weeks shorter than twelve months ago, but 1 week longer than six months ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Comparable providers nearby
Nothing within 75 miles is treating ear nose and throat more than two weeks sooner than here, so on these figures you are already near the front of the queue. The closest comparable providers are below so you can see that for yourself.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Against here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool | 0 miles | 11 wks | 6 wks longer |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Preston | 16 miles | 12 wks | 6 wks longer |
| Buckshaw Hospital Chorley | 21 miles | 9 wks | 4 wks longer |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn | 29 miles | 7 wks | 2 wks longer |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan | 31 miles | 17 wks | 12 wks longer |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Spire Fylde Coast Hospital reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 1,864 | 13 wks |
| General Surgery | 489 | 12 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 435 | 23 wks |
| Gynaecology | 286 | 11 wks |
| Urology | 138 | 10 wks |
| Neurosurgical | 91 | 19 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.