14week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 5,837 people on the plastic surgery list here have been waiting longer than 14 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago. 161 of them have been waiting more than a year.
59%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
43
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
53 / 80
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
1 week longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 1 week longer than twelve months ago, but 2 weeks shorter than six months 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 | 28 miles | 7 wks | 7 wks |
| East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Stevenage | 69 miles | 8 wks | 6 wks |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading | 58 miles | 10 wks | 4 wks |
| Epsomedical Group Cobham | 28 miles | 10 wks | 4 wks |
| St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London | 27 miles | 11 wks | 3 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Surgery | 7,784 | 15 wks |
| Other: Other Services | 5,276 | 13 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 2,333 | 11 wks |
| Cardiology | 223 | 15 wks |
| Respiratory Medicine | 188 | 10 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 161 | 8 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.