ShortestWait

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

NHS trust London Area: South West London

At the end of August 2026, 36,350 patients were waiting for treatment at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 10.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
10.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
73%
Waiting over a year
637

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,329 13.8 wks 12.8 wks 37.7 wks 175th of 238
Urology 1,566 6.6 wks 12.2 wks 18.5 wks 21st of 180
Orthopaedics 3,706 9.0 wks 13.9 wks 29.9 wks 59th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 2,196 16.3 wks 15.4 wks 48.1 wks 113th of 152
Oral surgery 2,950 20.7 wks 16.4 wks 47.5 wks 95th of 112
Plastic surgery 84 16.3 wks 14.0 wks 54.3 wks 67th of 82
General medicine 5 5.5 wks 10.2 wks 14.6 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 2,257 10.5 wks 11.0 wks 29.7 wks 102nd of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,467 10.2 wks 11.9 wks 29.5 wks 40th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 2,875 12.8 wks 10.5 wks 44.6 wks 87th of 111
Respiratory medicine 991 5.7 wks 10.4 wks 13.7 wks 8th of 120
Neurology 766 11.1 wks 13.2 wks 23.4 wks 33rd of 87
Rheumatology 1,146 12.8 wks 10.9 wks 33.8 wks 93rd of 120
Elderly medicine 188 7.1 wks 7.6 wks 15.5 wks 52nd of 96
Gynaecology 3,939 11.3 wks 14.2 wks 33.5 wks 54th of 176
Other medical specialties 4,019 7.6 wks 10.7 wks 20.9 wks 24th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 1,149 20.0 wks 12.3 wks 44.3 wks 111th of 113
Other surgical specialties 4,717 8.2 wks 11.4 wks 30.5 wks 28th of 129

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
  • England
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.5 weeks to 10.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.8 wks12.2 wks
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MonthCroydon Health Services NHS TrustEngland
August 202610.812.2
July 202610.712
June 202610.511.9
May 20261112.4
April 202610.411.9
March 20269.811.3
February 202612.313.2
January 202612.513.6
December 202512.613.5
November 202511.812.9
October 202511.913.3
September 202511.713.4
August 202511.613.5
July 202511.113.1
June 202511.513.4
May 202511.613.6
April 202511.113.3
March 202510.513.9
February 202511.414.2
January 202511.814.5
December 202411.514.2
November 202411.114
October 20241114.2
September 202411.514.4

Where it treats patients

Croydon Health Services 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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