18week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 215 people on the other: surgical services list here have been waiting longer than 18 weeks, half less. That is 3 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 6 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty.
53%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
35
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
128 / 132
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
3 weeks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Ashton-Under-Lyne | 10 miles | 5 wks | 13 wks |
| The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Rotherham | 41 miles | 6 wks | 12 wks |
| The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Manchester | 6 miles | 6 wks | 12 wks |
| East Cheshire NHS Trust Macclesfield | 11 miles | 7 wks | 11 wks |
| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Shrewsbury | 68 miles | 7 wks | 11 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 6,277 | 14 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 4,383 | 14 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 3,971 | 14 wks |
| General Surgery | 3,232 | 12 wks |
| Cardiology | 3,143 | 16 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 3,014 | 13 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.