ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for January 2021

At the end of January 2021, 4.61 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 12.1 weeks, and 66.1% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Jan 2021 vs Dec 2020 vs Jan 2020
People waiting4,611,121 +71,925 +181,054
Median wait (weeks)12.1 +0.9 +3.7
92% within (weeks)50.1 +2.7 +25.0
Within 18 weeks66.1% −1.7 pts −17.3 pts
Waiting over a year304,916 +80,113 +303,186

Biggest changes since December 2020

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 228 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes −26.7 wks now 13.8
  2. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green −13.4 wks now 16.1
  3. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth −8.4 wks now 33.2
  4. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet −6.6 wks now 18.1
  5. Spire Washington Hospital −4.9 wks now 4.2
  6. The One Health Group Plc −4.2 wks now 15.6
  7. Spire Fylde Coast Hospital −4.2 wks now 37.6
  8. Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital −3.4 wks now 9.8
  9. North West Cats - Inhealth Pathway Management Centre −3.2 wks now 6.0
  10. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham −3.1 wks now 6.3

Longer waits

  1. The Yorkshire Clinic +5.2 wks now 15.0
  2. The Cherwell Hospital +4.1 wks now 13.1
  3. Euxton Hall Hospital +4.0 wks now 12.2
  4. Renacres Hospital +3.9 wks now 12.5
  5. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust +3.6 wks now 10.3
  6. Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd +3.6 wks now 19.5
  7. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton +3.1 wks now 16.7
  8. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth +3.0 wks now 9.4
  9. Huddersfield Private Hospital +2.9 wks now 15.8
  10. London Independent Hospital +2.9 wks now 11.9

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Dec 2020Within 18 weeks
General surgery 386,338 13.2 wks +1.3 63%
Urology 264,523 12.7 wks +1.1 64%
Orthopaedics 592,939 16.1 wks +1.4 55%
Ear, nose and throat 362,199 16.1 wks +1.2 55%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 489,670 13.2 wks +1.3 63%
Oral surgery 166,475 15.2 wks +0.5 57%
Neurosurgery 41,260 13.4 wks +1.0 63%
Plastic surgery 64,000 15.7 wks +1.5 56%
Cardiothoracic surgery 9,292 11.2 wks +1.1 69%
General medicine 48,773 9.8 wks +0.7 75%
Gastroenterology 262,716 10.7 wks +0.6 72%
Cardiology (heart) 191,778 9.8 wks +0.6 77%
Dermatology (skin) 190,291 10.5 wks +0.8 73%
Respiratory medicine 91,957 9.1 wks +0.6 80%
Neurology 114,827 10.1 wks +0.7 76%
Rheumatology 77,763 9.3 wks +0.8 79%
Elderly medicine 15,221 7.8 wks +1.1 86%
Gynaecology 342,299 11.7 wks +1.0 68%
Other specialties (before April 2021) 898,800 9.8 wks +0.6 73%

Reporting for the first time