18week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 8,148 people on the ear nose and throat list here have been waiting longer than 18 weeks, half less. That is 2 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 3 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 195 of them have been waiting more than a year.
50%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
43
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
139 / 155
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
2 weeks shorter than 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol | 67 miles | 11 wks | 7 wks |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Walsall | 35 miles | 11 wks | 7 wks |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham | 26 miles | 11 wks | 6 wks |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent | 70 miles | 14 wks | 4 wks |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust Hereford | 30 miles | 14 wks | 4 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | 6,098 | 12 wks |
| Gynaecology | 5,540 | 15 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 5,331 | 17 wks |
| Urology | 5,062 | 15 wks |
| General Surgery | 4,989 | 14 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 4,948 | 11 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.