ShortestWait

Oral surgery waiting times at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust Midlands August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 6,357 patients waiting for oral surgery treatment at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had waited less than 10.4 weeks, and 92% less than 27.0 weeks. That is 6.0 weeks shorter than the England median of 16.4 weeks.

Median wait
10.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
27.0 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
79%
Patients waiting
6,357

16th shortest of 112 providers in England, and 1st of 22 in Midlands, ranked by median wait. See the full oral surgery ranking.

Median wait over two years

  • Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 13.3 weeks to 10.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.4 wks16.4 wks
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MonthBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202610.416.4
July 202610.215.9
June 202610.016
May 202611.716
April 202611.615.2
March 202611.715.9
February 202616.116.5
January 202614.517
December 202513.917.1
November 202514.217.3
October 202514.517.6
September 202514.417.6
August 202515.117.8
July 202515.617.5
June 202516.217.3
May 202516.117.3
April 202515.517.5
March 202516.417.7
February 20251617.7
January 202515.117.8
December 202413.217.8
November 202412.517.5
October 202413.117.8
September 202413.318.1

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 6,357 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 79% had waited under 18 weeks; 0 had waited over a year.

How long oral surgery patients waiting at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks29%6 to 12 weeks29%12 to 18 weeks21%18 to 26 weeks12%26 to 39 weeks7%39 to 52 weeks2%52 to 65 weeks0%65 to 78 weeks0%78 to 104 weeks0%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks1,82529%
6 to 12 weeks1,85229%
12 to 18 weeks1,34121%
18 to 26 weeks76412%
26 to 39 weeks4437%
39 to 52 weeks1322%
52 to 65 weeks00%
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.

About these figures

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