ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for March 2020

At the end of March 2020, 4.25 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 9.0 weeks, and 79.7% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Mar 2020 vs Feb 2020
People waiting4,252,425 −184,919
Median wait (weeks)9.0 +1.4
92% within (weeks)26.6 +1.8
Within 18 weeks79.7% −3.5 pts
Waiting over a year3,250 +1,526

Biggest changes since February 2020

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 214 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Dmc Healthcare −2.4 wks now 9.5
  2. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust −1.3 wks now 7.4
  3. Rowley Hall Hospital −0.8 wks now 9.6
  4. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust −0.7 wks now 5.3
  5. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust −0.4 wks now 9.9
  6. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust −0.3 wks now 9.7
  7. Nottingham Citycare Partnership −0.1 wks now 2.9
  8. Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust −0.1 wks now 10.9

Longer waits

  1. Huddersfield Private Hospital +4.2 wks now 11.4
  2. London Independent Hospital +4.2 wks now 9.3
  3. Beaumont Hospital +3.9 wks now 8.8
  4. Three Shires Hospital +3.3 wks now 9.5
  5. Woodlands Hospital +3.1 wks now 8.6
  6. Aspen - the Holly +3.0 wks now 7.2
  7. Alexandra Hospital +3.0 wks now 8.7
  8. Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (N2s) +2.6 wks now 8.6
  9. Epsomedical Group +2.6 wks now 7.0
  10. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford +2.5 wks now 6.5

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Feb 2020Within 18 weeks
General surgery 309,527 9.4 wks +1.6 77%
Urology 233,616 9.2 wks +1.3 79%
Orthopaedics 493,328 10.1 wks +1.6 75%
Ear, nose and throat 313,270 9.6 wks +1.6 77%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 432,283 8.8 wks +1.4 80%
Oral surgery 169,978 9.9 wks +0.6 75%
Neurosurgery 35,818 10.1 wks +0.6 74%
Plastic surgery 53,496 10.1 wks +1.5 73%
Cardiothoracic surgery 8,511 8.8 wks +1.3 79%
General medicine 42,968 8.2 wks +1.1 86%
Gastroenterology 218,131 8.6 wks +1.2 83%
Cardiology (heart) 213,230 8.9 wks +1.3 83%
Dermatology (skin) 202,749 8.9 wks +1.5 80%
Respiratory medicine 112,524 8.4 wks +1.4 85%
Neurology 136,277 9.6 wks +0.6 78%
Rheumatology 88,132 8.1 wks +0.9 85%
Elderly medicine 17,362 6.8 wks +1.5 92%
Gynaecology 277,331 8.7 wks +1.4 80%
Other specialties (before April 2021) 893,894 8.2 wks +1.4 83%

Providers that did not report

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