13week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 6,262 people on the other: surgical services list here have been waiting longer than 13 weeks, half less. That is 1 week shorter than a year ago. 22 of them have been waiting more than a year.
66%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
37
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
95 / 132
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London | 17 miles | 1 wk | 11 wks |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London | 9 miles | 2 wks | 11 wks |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone | 43 miles | 6 wks | 7 wks |
| Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford | 23 miles | 6 wks | 7 wks |
| East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust St. Leonards-on-Sea | 65 miles | 7 wks | 6 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | 4,545 | 9 wks |
| Gynaecology | 4,179 | 11 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 3,933 | 14 wks |
| Dermatology | 3,294 | 14 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 3,240 | 17 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 2,936 | 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.