ShortestWait

Oral surgery waiting times at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust North East and Yorkshire August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 2,143 patients waiting for oral surgery treatment at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had waited less than 10.7 weeks, and 92% less than 30.5 weeks. That is 5.7 weeks shorter than the England median of 16.4 weeks.

Median wait
10.7 weeks
92% waiting less than
30.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
73%
Patients waiting
2,143

17th shortest of 112 providers in England, and 3rd of 18 in North East and Yorkshire, ranked by median wait. See the full oral surgery ranking.

Median wait over two years

  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • England
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 9.5 weeks to 10.7 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.7 wks16.4 wks
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MonthLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustEngland
August 202610.716.4
July 202610.115.9
June 202610.416
May 202611.116
April 202611.215.2
March 202610.815.9
February 202611.716.5
January 202611.417
December 202510.817.1
November 20259.717.3
October 20251117.6
September 202513.117.6
August 202512.017.8
July 202511.917.5
June 202511.417.3
May 202510.617.3
April 202510.317.5
March 20258.617.7
February 20251017.7
January 20259.917.8
December 202410.117.8
November 20249.817.5
October 202410.217.8
September 20249.518.1

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 2,143 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 73% had waited under 18 weeks; 18 had waited over a year.

How long oral surgery patients waiting at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks30%6 to 12 weeks25%12 to 18 weeks18%18 to 26 weeks14%26 to 39 weeks10%39 to 52 weeks2%52 to 65 weeks<1%65 to 78 weeks<1%78 to 104 weeks0%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks65230%
6 to 12 weeks52725%
12 to 18 weeks38318%
18 to 26 weeks29614%
26 to 39 weeks21910%
39 to 52 weeks482%
52 to 65 weeks14<1%
65 to 78 weeks4<1%
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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