Other: Paediatric Services waiting times at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (June 2026)

21week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 5,107 people on the other: paediatric services list here have been waiting longer than 21 weeks, half less. That is 1 week shorter than a year ago. It is about 9 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 610 of them have been waiting more than a year.

44%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

113 / 115

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

1 week shorter 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. 52% 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.

Provider	Miles	Median	Sooner by
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Canterbury	33 miles	3 wks	18 wks
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Dartford	25 miles	4 wks	17 wks
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Harlow	37 miles	5 wks	16 wks
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust Stanmore	54 miles	7 wks	14 wks
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford	75 miles	8 wks	13 wks

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

Specialty	Waiting	Median
Other: Medical Services	15,852	16 wks
Ear Nose and Throat	15,733	24 wks
Gynaecology	14,081	18 wks
Ophthalmology	13,671	14 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic	13,254	29 wks
Urology	10,668	17 wks

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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.