23week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 720 people on the plastic surgery list here have been waiting longer than 23 weeks, half less. That is 1 week shorter than a year ago. It is about 8 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 54 of them have been waiting more than a year.
43%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
52
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
78 / 80
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Manchester | 15 miles | 3 wks | 20 wks |
| Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chester | 38 miles | 7 wks | 16 wks |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent | 49 miles | 8 wks | 15 wks |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby | 73 miles | 9 wks | 14 wks |
| Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Wakefield | 50 miles | 10 wks | 13 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | 5,051 | 10 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 4,438 | 17 wks |
| General Surgery | 4,154 | 11 wks |
| Gynaecology | 3,345 | 19 wks |
| Cardiology | 3,214 | 20 wks |
| Urology | 2,722 | 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.