ShortestWait

Oral surgery waiting times in Central East

East of EnglandAugust 2026 figures

Across Central East, 19,284 patients were waiting for oral surgery treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 19.7 weeks, against 16.4 weeks across England.

Area median wait
19.7 weeks
92% waiting less than
45.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
47%
Ranked providers
6

Hospitals in Central East ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,562 16.7 wks 36.8 wks 54% 3.1 weeks longer
2 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS East of England 2,842 17.4 wks 45.0 wks 52% 1.7 weeks longer
3 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,819 17.9 wks 44.0 wks 50% 0.3 weeks shorter
4 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS East of England 1,162 20.4 wks 49.5 wks 46% 3.6 weeks shorter
5 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 3,635 20.9 wks 46.1 wks 44% 1.4 weeks shorter
6 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 7,264 22.4 wks 47.2 wks 42% 2.3 weeks longer

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every oral surgery provider in England, or search by postcode below.

Area median wait over two years

  • Central East
  • England
Central East: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 21.3 weeks to 19.7 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202619.7 wks16.4 wks
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MonthCentral EastEngland
August 202619.716.4
July 202620.015.9
June 202619.616
May 202618.816
April 202619.115.2
March 202618.215.9
February 202619.116.5
January 202619.717
December 202520.717.1
November 202520.617.3
October 202521.317.6
September 20252117.6
August 202521.417.8
July 20252117.5
June 202521.317.3
May 202522.917.3
April 202522.517.5
March 202521.517.7
February 202520.717.7
January 202520.317.8
December 202420.417.8
November 202420.117.5
October 202420.717.8
September 202421.318.1

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