ShortestWait

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust South East Area: Thames Valley

At the end of August 2026, 47,950 patients were waiting for treatment at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 13.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
63%
Waiting over a year
55

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,470 15.3 wks 12.8 wks 40.0 wks 202nd of 238
Urology 2,617 13.0 wks 12.2 wks 37.6 wks 130th of 180
Orthopaedics 4,881 16.0 wks 13.9 wks 40.2 wks 236th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 4,588 13.9 wks 15.4 wks 32.2 wks 73rd of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 5,381 14.2 wks 10.4 wks 32.0 wks 281st of 301
Oral surgery 1,170 9.9 wks 16.4 wks 33.4 wks 13th of 112
Plastic surgery 1,513 14.2 wks 14.0 wks 36.0 wks 57th of 82
Gastroenterology 3,771 12.2 wks 11.0 wks 35.1 wks 130th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 2,766 14.6 wks 11.9 wks 32.3 wks 102nd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 3,634 11.7 wks 10.5 wks 34.7 wks 78th of 111
Respiratory medicine 934 9.3 wks 10.4 wks 25.0 wks 57th of 120
Neurology 2,879 16.8 wks 13.2 wks 41.3 wks 72nd of 87
Rheumatology 465 8.5 wks 10.9 wks 18.6 wks 45th of 120
Elderly medicine 288 5.5 wks 7.6 wks 16.2 wks 30th of 96
Gynaecology 3,717 18.5 wks 14.2 wks 42.0 wks 160th of 176
Other medical specialties 4,504 12.2 wks 10.7 wks 38.0 wks 105th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 756 13.4 wks 12.3 wks 28.7 wks 76th of 113
Other surgical specialties 1,310 7.8 wks 11.4 wks 24.3 wks 27th of 129
Other services 306 5.6 wks 8.7 wks 15.1 wks 19th of 119

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
  • England
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16.2 weeks to 13.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.5 wks
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MonthBuckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustEngland
August 202613.512.2
July 202613.312
June 202613.411.9
May 202613.912.4
April 202613.111.9
March 202612.111.3
February 202613.413.2
January 202614.213.6
December 202514.613.5
November 202513.812.9
October 202514.413.3
September 202514.813.4
August 202514.613.5
July 202515.213.1
June 202515.313.4
May 202515.213.6
April 202514.513.3
March 202514.813.9
February 202514.914.2
January 202515.414.5
December 202415.214.2
November 202415.314
October 202415.914.2
September 202416.214.4

Where it treats patients

Buckinghamshire 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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