ShortestWait

Oral surgery waiting times at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust East of England August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 3,960 patients waiting for oral surgery treatment at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited less than 19.1 weeks, and 92% less than 43.7 weeks. That is 2.6 weeks longer than the England median of 16.4 weeks.

Median wait
19.1 weeks
92% waiting less than
43.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
47%
Patients waiting
3,960

82nd shortest of 112 providers in England, and 8th of 12 in East of England, ranked by median wait. See the full oral surgery ranking.

Median wait over two years

  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 15 weeks to 19.1 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202619.1 wks16.4 wks
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MonthEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202619.116.4
July 202618.715.9
June 202617.516
May 202616.816
April 202615.915.2
March 202616.915.9
February 202618.416.5
January 202618.717
December 202518.717.1
November 202517.917.3
October 202517.917.6
September 202517.217.6
August 202517.517.8
July 202517.117.5
June 20251717.3
May 202517.317.3
April 202515.617.5
March 202516.217.7
February 20251517.7
January 202515.117.8
December 202415.117.8
November 202415.617.5
October 202414.417.8
September 20241518.1

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 3,960 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 47% had waited under 18 weeks; 1 had waited over a year.

How long oral surgery patients waiting at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks18%6 to 12 weeks18%12 to 18 weeks12%18 to 26 weeks17%26 to 39 weeks22%39 to 52 weeks14%52 to 65 weeks<1%65 to 78 weeks0%78 to 104 weeks0%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks70418%
6 to 12 weeks69818%
12 to 18 weeks46812%
18 to 26 weeks66617%
26 to 39 weeks85822%
39 to 52 weeks56514%
52 to 65 weeks1<1%
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.

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