20week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 357 people on the other: other services list here have been waiting longer than 20 weeks, half less. It is about 10 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 20 of them have been waiting more than a year.
47%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
48
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
115 / 122
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
Not enough history to compare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Stafford | 71 miles | 4 wks | 16 wks |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Crewe | 38 miles | 4 wks | 16 wks |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Preston | 30 miles | 4 wks | 15 wks |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Kendal | 73 miles | 5 wks | 15 wks |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent | 55 miles | 5 wks | 15 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust reports 3 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Neurology | 5,541 | 9 wks |
| Neurosurgical | 3,021 | 12 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 2,833 | 14 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.