Compare Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, UK Vein Clinic Ltd

Put up to three hospitals or providers side by side, for one specialty or for all of them. Figures for patients waiting at the end of August 2026.

Median wait by specialty

Median waits by specialty compared
Specialty Somerset NHS Foundation TrustUK Vein Clinic Ltd England
General surgery 12.2 – 12.8
Urology 16.8 – 12.2
Orthopaedics 12.7 – 13.9
Ear, nose and throat 15.7 – 15.4
Ophthalmology (eyes) 8.6 – 10.4
Oral surgery 23.9 – 16.4
Plastic surgery 8.4 – 14.0
Cardiothoracic surgery 4.8* – 9.6
General medicine 12.0 – 10.2
Gastroenterology 11.4 – 11.0
Cardiology (heart) 10.3 – 11.9
Dermatology (skin) 8.6 – 10.5
Respiratory medicine 7.8 – 10.4
Neurology 7.4 – 13.2
Rheumatology 14.7 – 10.9
Elderly medicine 11.3 – 7.6
Gynaecology 16.0 – 14.2
Other medical specialties 8.7 – 10.7
Other paediatric specialties 11.1 – 12.3
Other surgical specialties 12.5 8.6 (shortest) 11.4
Other services 5.4 – 8.7
All specialties 12.0 8.6 (shortest) 12.2

Median wait in weeks. The shortest in each row is marked in bold; * means fewer than 50 patients waiting, so not compared. Choose a specialty to see a trend chart.