18week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 3,612 people on the other: other services list here have been waiting longer than 18 weeks, half less. It is about 9 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 258 of them have been waiting more than a year.
49%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
51
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
112 / 122
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
Level with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Investigation Service Southampton | 21 miles | 2 wks | 17 wks |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Amersham | 74 miles | 3 wks | 15 wks |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London | 74 miles | 4 wks | 14 wks |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton | 21 miles | 6 wks | 12 wks |
| Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford | 42 miles | 7 wks | 12 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Nose and Throat | 7,049 | 16 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 6,750 | 14 wks |
| General Surgery | 5,867 | 10 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 5,207 | 19 wks |
| Gynaecology | 5,000 | 15 wks |
| Oral Surgery | 4,303 | 21 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.