Shorter Wait

Waiting times/Oral Surgery/East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Oral Surgery waiting times at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

25week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 4,571 people on the oral surgery list here have been waiting longer than 25 weeks, half less. That is 4 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 8 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 315 of them have been waiting more than a year.

34%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

51

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

110 / 112

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

4 weeks longer than a year ago.

1 week of those were added in the last six months alone.

Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.

How the queue is spread

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard. 62% of this queue is already past it.

Treating sooner nearby

Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.

ProviderMilesMedianSooner by
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Romford55 miles8 wks18 wks
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London68 miles8 wks18 wks
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London71 miles9 wks17 wks
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London70 miles11 wks14 wks
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames75 miles11 wks14 wks

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

SpecialtyWaitingMedian
Ear Nose and Throat9,24319 wks
General Surgery8,42814 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic8,10020 wks
Gynaecology6,63015 wks
Other: Surgical Services5,78516 wks
Dermatology5,50010 wks
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Straight answers

About this figure

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