20week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,122 people on the respiratory medicine list here have been waiting longer than 20 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago. It is about 9 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 29 of them have been waiting more than a year.
47%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
46
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
122 / 122
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
1 week longer 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 Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Wolverhampton | 38 miles | 7 wks | 13 wks |
| North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Peterborough | 73 miles | 7 wks | 12 wks |
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Smethwick | 26 miles | 8 wks | 12 wks |
| The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Dudley | 34 miles | 8 wks | 12 wks |
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford | 49 miles | 8 wks | 12 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | 3,917 | 13 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 3,884 | 15 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 3,521 | 8 wks |
| Gynaecology | 2,776 | 13 wks |
| Urology | 2,601 | 15 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 2,516 | 11 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.