16week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,527 people on the neurosurgical list here have been waiting longer than 16 weeks, half less. That is 5 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 3 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 23 of them have been waiting more than a year.
55%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
42
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
32 / 39
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
5 weeks longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 5 weeks longer than twelve months ago, but 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Romford | 13 miles | 10 wks | 6 wks |
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford | 66 miles | 10 wks | 6 wks |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge | 58 miles | 12 wks | 5 wks |
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London | 5 miles | 12 wks | 4 wks |
| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London | 4 miles | 14 wks | 3 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Barts Health NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other: Medical Services | 19,526 | 11 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 10,606 | 10 wks |
| Other: Paediatric Services | 9,793 | 16 wks |
| Gynaecology | 8,874 | 12 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 8,705 | 15 wks |
| Cardiology | 8,603 | 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.