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Waiting times/Plastic Surgery/Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Plastic Surgery waiting times at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

12week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 467 people on the plastic surgery list here have been waiting longer than 12 weeks, half less. That is 5 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 3 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty. 17 of them have been waiting more than a year.

62%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

46

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

38 / 80

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

5 weeks shorter than a year ago.

3 weeks of those came off in the last six months alone.

Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.

How the queue is spread

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard. 36% of this queue is already past it.

Treating sooner nearby

Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.

ProviderMilesMedianSooner by
Cotswolds Surgical Partners Swindon74 miles5 wks6 wks
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames65 miles7 wks5 wks
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Salisbury43 miles10 wks2 wks

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

SpecialtyWaitingMedian
Ear Nose and Throat7,04916 wks
Ophthalmology6,75014 wks
General Surgery5,86710 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic5,20719 wks
Gynaecology5,00015 wks
Oral Surgery4,30321 wks
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Straight answers

About this figure

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.