18week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 3,085 people on the ear nose and throat list here have been waiting longer than 18 weeks, half less. That is 2 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 3 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 68 of them have been waiting more than a year.
51%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
44
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
137 / 155
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
2 weeks longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 2 weeks longer than twelve months ago, but 4 weeks shorter than six months 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 | 47 miles | 11 wks | 7 wks |
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Grimsby | 74 miles | 14 wks | 4 wks |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Norwich | 42 miles | 14 wks | 4 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Dermatology | 2,468 | 10 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 2,388 | 12 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 2,195 | 18 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 2,042 | 12 wks |
| General Surgery | 1,630 | 18 wks |
| Gynaecology | 1,504 | 10 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.