17week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 5,944 people on the general internal medicine list here have been waiting longer than 17 weeks, half less. That is 4 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 6 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 34 of them have been waiting more than a year.
52%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
40
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
58 / 60
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
4 weeks longer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London | 6 miles | 7 wks | 10 wks |
| Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London | 3 miles | 8 wks | 9 wks |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London | 3 miles | 9 wks | 9 wks |
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Luton | 37 miles | 10 wks | 8 wks |
| Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Dartford | 23 miles | 10 wks | 7 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other: Medical Services | 10,278 | 13 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 7,655 | 10 wks |
| Oral Surgery | 6,991 | 11 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 6,920 | 14 wks |
| Gynaecology | 5,821 | 18 wks |
| Neurology | 5,467 | 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.