18week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 3,961 people on the plastic surgery list here have been waiting longer than 18 weeks, half less. It is about 3 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 67 of them have been waiting more than a year.
51%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
41
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
69 / 80
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
Level with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames | 11 miles | 7 wks | 11 wks |
| East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Stevenage | 37 miles | 8 wks | 10 wks |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading | 45 miles | 10 wks | 8 wks |
| Epsomedical Group Cobham | 21 miles | 10 wks | 7 wks |
| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester | 65 miles | 11 wks | 7 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other: Medical Services | 15,707 | 8 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 12,930 | 12 wks |
| Cardiology | 10,883 | 14 wks |
| Respiratory Medicine | 10,075 | 14 wks |
| Other: Paediatric Services | 8,722 | 8 wks |
| Dermatology | 7,228 | 9 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.