15week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 675 people on the general internal medicine list here have been waiting longer than 15 weeks, half less. That is 1 week shorter than a year ago. It is about 4 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 18 of them have been waiting more than a year.
70%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
40
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
54 / 60
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
1 week shorter than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 1 week shorter than twelve months ago, but 2 weeks longer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester | 61 miles | 1 wk | 14 wks |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn | 65 miles | 2 wks | 14 wks |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Hull | 45 miles | 9 wks | 6 wks |
| Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield | 45 miles | 11 wks | 4 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Nose and Throat | 9,928 | 19 wks |
| Gynaecology | 6,542 | 17 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 6,459 | 14 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 5,878 | 11 wks |
| Dermatology | 5,442 | 13 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 5,284 | 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.