ShortestWait

Oral surgery waiting times at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

NHS trust Midlands August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 310 patients waiting for oral surgery treatment at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust had waited less than 13.7 weeks, and 92% less than 32.5 weeks. That is 2.8 weeks shorter than the England median of 16.4 weeks.

Median wait
13.7 weeks
92% waiting less than
32.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
63%
Patients waiting
310

37th shortest of 112 providers in England, and 5th of 22 in Midlands, ranked by median wait. See the full oral surgery ranking.

Median wait over two years

  • Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
  • England
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 13.8 weeks to 13.7 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.7 wks16.4 wks
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MonthShropshire Community Health NHS TrustEngland
August 202613.716.4
July 20261715.9
June 202617.316
May 202617.516
April 202615.415.2
March 202615.515.9
February 202613.216.5
January 202611.717
December 202512.217.1
November 202510.317.3
October 202510.717.6
September 202511.917.6
August 202515.417.8
July 202514.017.5
June 202513.617.3
May 202512.617.3
April 202511.917.5
March 202511.817.7
February 202514.417.7
January 202514.617.8
December 202413.317.8
November 202411.317.5
October 202411.917.8
September 202413.818.1

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 310 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 63% had waited under 18 weeks; 0 had waited over a year.

How long oral surgery patients waiting at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks20%6 to 12 weeks22%12 to 18 weeks21%18 to 26 weeks14%26 to 39 weeks21%39 to 52 weeks2%52 to 65 weeks0%65 to 78 weeks0%78 to 104 weeks0%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks6220%
6 to 12 weeks6822%
12 to 18 weeks6621%
18 to 26 weeks4214%
26 to 39 weeks6621%
39 to 52 weeks62%
52 to 65 weeks00%
65 to 78 weeks00%
78 to 104 weeks00%
Over 104 weeks00%

Patients treated in August 2026

These completed waits show how long people who were actually treated had waited, which is often a better guide to an operation than the waiting list as a whole.

About these figures

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