Shorter Wait

Waiting times/Other: Other Services/West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Other: Other Services waiting times at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

9week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 156 people on the other: other services list here have been waiting longer than 9 weeks, half less. That is 3 weeks longer than a year ago.

96%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

16

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

68 / 122

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

3 weeks longer than a year ago.

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. 2% 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
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Amersham12 miles3 wks5 wks
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London17 miles4 wks5 wks
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London18 miles4 wks4 wks
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust Stanmore5 miles4 wks4 wks
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London18 miles5 wks3 wks

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

SpecialtyWaitingMedian
Trauma and Orthopaedic4,82516 wks
Cardiology4,66311 wks
Dermatology3,69610 wks
Ophthalmology3,39113 wks
Gastroenterology3,3199 wks
General Surgery3,25716 wks
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Straight answers

About this figure

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.