12week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,009 people on the other: paediatric services list here have been waiting longer than 12 weeks, half less. That is 5 weeks shorter than a year ago.
76%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
24
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
79 / 115
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
5 weeks shorter than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 5 weeks shorter than twelve months ago, but 1 week longer than six months 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Stockport | 68 miles | 5 wks | 8 wks |
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Prescot | 61 miles | 6 wks | 6 wks |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Walsall | 43 miles | 6 wks | 6 wks |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent | 40 miles | 6 wks | 6 wks |
| George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Nuneaton | 71 miles | 7 wks | 6 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| General Surgery | 4,723 | 10 wks |
| Gynaecology | 4,407 | 14 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 4,281 | 15 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 3,756 | 11 wks |
| Dermatology | 3,471 | 9 wks |
| Cardiology | 2,822 | 11 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.