Oral surgery waiting times at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
At the end of August 2026, half of the 7,023 patients waiting for oral surgery treatment at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited less than 28.3 weeks, and 92% less than 60.0 weeks. That is 11.8 weeks longer than the England median of 16.4 weeks.
- Median wait
- 28.3 weeks
- 92% waiting less than
- 60.0 weeks
- Waiting under 18 weeks
- 33%
- Patients waiting
- 7,023
112th shortest of 112 providers in England, and 12th of 12 in East of England, ranked by median wait. See the full oral surgery ranking.
Shorter waits within 30 miles
Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust and a shorter median wait for oral surgery. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.
- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust median 8.8 weeks · 20 miles away (Private Hospitals) · NHS · compare
- Barts Health NHS Trust median 12.8 weeks · 28 miles away (Gateway Surgical Centre) · NHS · compare
- King'S College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust median 14.7 weeks · 26 miles away (Kings Kidney Care @ Thamesmead Kidney Treatment Centre) · NHS · compare
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust median 17.9 weeks · 30 miles away (Princess Alexandra Hospital) · NHS · compare
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust median 19.1 weeks · 26 miles away (Urgent Treatment Centre) · NHS · compare
Median wait over two years
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- England
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| Month | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | England |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 28.3 | 16.4 |
| July 2026 | 27 | 15.9 |
| June 2026 | 28.0 | 16 |
| May 2026 | 28 | 16 |
| April 2026 | 28 | 15.2 |
| March 2026 | 27.5 | 15.9 |
| February 2026 | 28.3 | 16.5 |
| January 2026 | 30 | 17 |
| December 2025 | 29.4 | 17.1 |
| November 2025 | 27.8 | 17.3 |
| October 2025 | 28.7 | 17.6 |
| September 2025 | 28.7 | 17.6 |
| August 2025 | 27.7 | 17.8 |
| July 2025 | 24.5 | 17.5 |
| June 2025 | 23.7 | 17.3 |
| May 2025 | 23.2 | 17.3 |
| April 2025 | 22.5 | 17.5 |
| March 2025 | 21.8 | 17.7 |
| February 2025 | 22.3 | 17.7 |
| January 2025 | 24.5 | 17.8 |
| December 2024 | 25.1 | 17.8 |
| November 2024 | 25.2 | 17.5 |
| October 2024 | 27.2 | 17.8 |
| September 2024 | 26.9 | 18.1 |
How long patients have been waiting
Share of the 7,023 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 33% had waited under 18 weeks; 1,016 had waited over a year.
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| Waited | Patients | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 weeks | 809 | 12% |
| 6 to 12 weeks | 824 | 12% |
| 12 to 18 weeks | 663 | 9% |
| 18 to 26 weeks | 958 | 14% |
| 26 to 39 weeks | 1,360 | 19% |
| 39 to 52 weeks | 1,393 | 20% |
| 52 to 65 weeks | 680 | 10% |
| 65 to 78 weeks | 278 | 4% |
| 78 to 104 weeks | 57 | <1% |
| Over 104 weeks | 1 | <1% |
Patients treated in August 2026
- 111 patients started treatment as an inpatient or day case. Their median wait was 73.1 weeks.
- 599 patients started treatment without being admitted, or were discharged from the waiting list. Their median wait was 31.5 weeks.
- 610 new patients joined the waiting list.
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
- These are waits for oral surgery as a whole, not for one particular operation. Within a specialty some treatments are quicker than others.
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust reports one figure for all its hospitals.
- Waits run from referral to the start of consultant-led treatment, for routine care. Urgent and suspected cancer referrals are seen sooner.
- Source: NHS England referral to treatment statistics for August 2026.
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