ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for September 2019

At the end of September 2019, 4.44 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 8.0 weeks, and 84.8% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Sep 2019 vs Aug 2019
People waiting4,435,459 +9,999
Median wait (weeks)8.0 0
92% within (weeks)23.9 +0.3
Within 18 weeks84.8% −0.2 pts
Waiting over a year1,474 +105

Biggest changes since August 2019

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 231 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (N2s) −2.0 wks now 7.0
  2. Kims Hospital (Newnham Court) −1.7 wks now 9.8
  3. South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust −1.3 wks now 3.2
  4. Wiltshire Health & Care −1.3 wks now 3.4
  5. Edgbaston Hospital −1.3 wks now 4.9
  6. North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust −1.0 wks now 5.5
  7. South West London and St George'S Mental Health NHS Trust −0.9 wks now 4.0
  8. Chaucer Hospital −0.9 wks now 6.5
  9. Locala Community Partnerships Cic −0.9 wks now 3.9
  10. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust −0.9 wks now 5.8

Longer waits

  1. Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust +1.8 wks now 8.1
  2. Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust +1.5 wks now 6.8
  3. Aspen - Claremont Hospital +1.0 wks now 5.7
  4. Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust +1.0 wks now 8.1
  5. Fitzwilliam Hospital +0.9 wks now 7.3
  6. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust +0.8 wks now 7.2
  7. Fairfield Hospital +0.8 wks now 8.0
  8. Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust +0.8 wks now 9.7
  9. Renacres Hospital +0.8 wks now 6.5
  10. Liverpool Women'S NHS Foundation Trust +0.7 wks now 7.9

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Aug 2019Within 18 weeks
General surgery 328,202 7.9 wks 0 84%
Urology 238,911 8.4 wks −0.2 82%
Orthopaedics 530,050 8.4 wks 0 83%
Ear, nose and throat 314,282 8.8 wks −0.1 81%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 448,449 7.9 wks −0.2 84%
Oral surgery 170,334 9.5 wks +0.1 79%
Neurosurgery 35,567 9.4 wks −0.1 79%
Plastic surgery 57,951 8.3 wks +0.1 81%
Cardiothoracic surgery 8,548 7.9 wks −0.4 83%
General medicine 45,468 7.5 wks +0.2 90%
Gastroenterology 225,382 7.6 wks 0 87%
Cardiology (heart) 217,439 8.0 wks −0.1 87%
Dermatology (skin) 243,299 7.6 wks +0.2 87%
Respiratory medicine 105,867 7.8 wks 0 88%
Neurology 145,052 9.0 wks +0.2 83%
Rheumatology 96,622 7.8 wks +0.1 88%
Elderly medicine 20,386 5.5 wks 0 96%
Gynaecology 286,038 7.7 wks −0.1 86%
Other specialties (before April 2021) 917,612 7.5 wks −0.1 87%

Reporting for the first time