ShortestWait

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust London Area: West and North London

At the end of August 2026, 81,540 patients were waiting for treatment at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 11.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
67%
Waiting over a year
581

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 3,275 12.4 wks 12.8 wks 37.8 wks 144th of 238
Urology 4,224 9.0 wks 12.2 wks 27.3 wks 37th of 180
Orthopaedics 6,566 15.1 wks 13.9 wks 40.3 wks 211th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 8,076 12.8 wks 15.4 wks 43.4 wks 55th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 1,246 6.7 wks 10.4 wks 21.2 wks 97th of 301
Oral surgery 8,202 19.7 wks 16.4 wks 39.4 wks 88th of 112
Neurosurgery 1 6.5 wks 13.4 wks 6.9 wks under 50 waiting
Plastic surgery 43 9.7 wks 14.0 wks 17.9 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 9 4.3 wks 10.2 wks 15.3 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 6,832 11.1 wks 11.0 wks 34.5 wks 114th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 4,804 13.1 wks 11.9 wks 37.1 wks 90th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 3,044 12.4 wks 10.5 wks 36.2 wks 82nd of 111
Respiratory medicine 3,461 14.8 wks 10.4 wks 39.5 wks 114th of 120
Neurology 811 7.2 wks 13.2 wks 20.8 wks 8th of 87
Rheumatology 981 6.1 wks 10.9 wks 14.7 wks 15th of 120
Elderly medicine 104 2.2 wks 7.6 wks 5.5 wks 1st of 96
Gynaecology 6,279 11.1 wks 14.2 wks 33.6 wks 52nd of 176
Other medical specialties 12,188 10.0 wks 10.7 wks 34.9 wks 64th of 145
Other mental health 11 2.8 wks 8.4 wks 12.1 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 1,678 10.7 wks 12.3 wks 25.4 wks 43rd of 113
Other surgical specialties 9,688 11.2 wks 11.4 wks 32.6 wks 76th of 129
Other services 17 6.6 wks 8.7 wks 11.6 wks under 50 waiting

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
  • England
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 20.7 weeks to 11.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.9 wks
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MonthLondon North West University Healthcare NHS TrustEngland
August 202611.912.2
July 20261212
June 202612.411.9
May 202613.412.4
April 202613.311.9
March 202612.911.3
February 202613.813.2
January 202614.413.6
December 202514.313.5
November 202514.712.9
October 20251513.3
September 20251513.4
August 202514.813.5
July 202514.813.1
June 202515.813.4
May 202516.713.6
April 202516.513.3
March 202517.413.9
February 202517.714.2
January 202517.914.5
December 202418.414.2
November 20241914
October 202419.814.2
September 202420.714.4

Where it treats patients

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust reports one set of figures for all its hospitals, so the waits above cover every site below.

Sites come from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Some clinics a trust runs inside other organisations' hospitals are not listed.

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