ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for February 2020

At the end of February 2020, 4.44 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 7.5 weeks, and 83.1% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Feb 2020 vs Jan 2020
People waiting4,437,344 +7,277
Median wait (weeks)7.5 −0.9
92% within (weeks)24.7 −0.4
Within 18 weeks83.1% −0.3 pts
Waiting over a year1,724 −6

Biggest changes since January 2020

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 223 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust −2.6 wks now 6.5
  2. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton −2.1 wks now 4.7
  3. New Hall Hospital −1.9 wks now 6.2
  4. Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (N2s) −1.8 wks now 6.0
  5. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust −1.8 wks now 6.3
  6. St Michael'S Clinic Limited −1.7 wks now 5.4
  7. Spire London East −1.7 wks now 4.0
  8. Woodthorpe Hospital −1.6 wks now 6.6
  9. Oaklands Hospital −1.6 wks now 7.9
  10. London Independent Hospital −1.5 wks now 5.1

Longer waits

  1. South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust +1.7 wks now 3.5
  2. Rowley Hall Hospital +1.2 wks now 10.4
  3. The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust +1.0 wks now 12.8
  4. Edgbaston Hospital +0.6 wks now 5.6
  5. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth +0.5 wks now 3.8
  6. Clementine Churchill Hospital +0.5 wks now 4.9
  7. Oldham Integrated Care Centre +0.4 wks now 3.2
  8. The Christie NHS Foundation Trust +0.4 wks now 3.2
  9. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust +0.4 wks now 10.0
  10. Nottingham Citycare Partnership +0.3 wks now 3.0

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Jan 2020Within 18 weeks
General surgery 325,766 7.8 wks −0.8 81%
Urology 245,904 7.9 wks −0.8 82%
Orthopaedics 523,276 8.4 wks −0.8 79%
Ear, nose and throat 324,241 8.0 wks −1.0 80%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 441,961 7.4 wks −1.0 83%
Oral surgery 171,697 9.3 wks −0.7 80%
Neurosurgery 35,848 9.5 wks −0.1 78%
Plastic surgery 54,621 8.7 wks −0.9 77%
Cardiothoracic surgery 8,584 7.4 wks −0.8 83%
General medicine 44,025 7.0 wks −0.7 88%
Gastroenterology 228,422 7.4 wks −0.6 86%
Cardiology (heart) 225,301 7.6 wks −0.8 86%
Dermatology (skin) 221,422 7.4 wks −1.3 84%
Respiratory medicine 115,650 7.0 wks −0.6 88%
Neurology 141,407 9.0 wks −0.6 81%
Rheumatology 91,953 7.2 wks −1.0 87%
Elderly medicine 18,864 5.3 wks −0.5 94%
Gynaecology 286,368 7.3 wks −0.9 84%
Other specialties (before April 2021) 932,034 6.8 wks −0.9 86%

Providers that did not report

These providers reported in January 2020 but not in February 2020. Usually this is a missed submission; sometimes a merger or a closed service.

Reporting for the first time