ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for August 2019

At the end of August 2019, 4.43 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 8.0 weeks, and 85.0% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Aug 2019 vs Jul 2019
People waiting4,425,460 +35,554
Median wait (weeks)8.0 +0.7
92% within (weeks)23.7 +1.0
Within 18 weeks85.0% −0.8 pts
Waiting over a year1,369 +250

Biggest changes since July 2019

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 229 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust −3.9 wks now 4.3
  2. Fitzwilliam Hospital −1.3 wks now 6.3
  3. Springfield Hospital −0.9 wks now 7.3
  4. Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust −0.8 wks now 3.8
  5. Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust −0.6 wks now 5.3
  6. Mount Stuart Hospital −0.3 wks now 9.0
  7. Fairfield Hospital −0.3 wks now 7.2
  8. Chaucer Hospital −0.3 wks now 7.4
  9. The Berkshire Independent Hospital −0.2 wks now 5.7
  10. Spire London East −0.2 wks now 5.2

Longer waits

  1. Kims Hospital (Newnham Court) +3.8 wks now 11.5
  2. Blakelands Hospital +1.5 wks now 8.7
  3. North Somerset Community Partnership Community Interest Company +1.5 wks now 6.2
  4. Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd +1.5 wks now 7.0
  5. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust +1.4 wks now 9.0
  6. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust +1.3 wks now 6.7
  7. University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust +1.3 wks now 8.7
  8. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust +1.3 wks now 6.3
  9. Aspen - Claremont Hospital +1.3 wks now 4.8
  10. Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust +1.3 wks now 6.3

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Jul 2019Within 18 weeks
General surgery 324,791 8.0 wks +0.7 84%
Urology 237,083 8.6 wks +0.6 82%
Orthopaedics 526,925 8.3 wks +0.7 83%
Ear, nose and throat 315,219 8.9 wks +0.8 81%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 449,367 8.1 wks +0.6 85%
Oral surgery 171,218 9.4 wks +0.6 80%
Neurosurgery 35,166 9.5 wks +0.8 79%
Plastic surgery 57,102 8.2 wks +0.8 82%
Cardiothoracic surgery 8,864 8.3 wks +0.8 83%
General medicine 45,151 7.3 wks +0.7 90%
Gastroenterology 222,499 7.6 wks +0.6 87%
Cardiology (heart) 219,850 8.1 wks +0.7 88%
Dermatology (skin) 237,962 7.4 wks +0.9 88%
Respiratory medicine 107,774 7.8 wks +0.8 88%
Neurology 143,202 8.8 wks +0.7 84%
Rheumatology 95,974 7.7 wks +0.8 88%
Elderly medicine 20,356 5.5 wks +0.6 95%
Gynaecology 286,038 7.8 wks +0.6 86%
Other specialties (before April 2021) 920,919 7.6 wks +0.7 87%

Reporting for the first time