ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for February 2021

At the end of February 2021, 4.72 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 12.6 weeks, and 64.5% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Feb 2021 vs Jan 2021 vs Feb 2020
People waiting4,716,128 +105,007 +278,784
Median wait (weeks)12.6 +0.5 +5.1
92% within (weeks)52+ +1.9 +27.3
Within 18 weeks64.5% −1.7 pts −18.6 pts
Waiting over a year388,988 +84,072 +387,264

Biggest changes since January 2021

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 236 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Spire Fylde Coast Hospital −8.2 wks now 29.4
  2. The One Health Group Plc −6.1 wks now 9.5
  3. Spire London East −5.7 wks now 13.7
  4. Spire Leeds Hospital −4.4 wks now 7.7
  5. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet −4.1 wks now 13.9
  6. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green −3.8 wks now 12.3
  7. Beardwood Hospital −2.9 wks now 7.4
  8. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes −2.6 wks now 11.3
  9. Woodland Hospital −2.5 wks now 7.6
  10. Spire Little Aston Hospital −2.4 wks now 7.0

Longer waits

  1. The Yorkshire Clinic +6.8 wks now 21.7
  2. Fitzwilliam Hospital +6.6 wks now 16.9
  3. Euxton Hall Hospital +5.4 wks now 17.6
  4. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust +5.1 wks now 15.4
  5. Fulwood Hall Hospital +4.6 wks now 16.6
  6. North Downs Hospital +4.5 wks now 19.5
  7. The Cherwell Hospital +3.9 wks now 17.0
  8. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth +3.2 wks now 12.6
  9. Spire Southampton Hospital +3.1 wks now 6.2
  10. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust +2.4 wks now 16.1

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Jan 2021Within 18 weeks
General surgery 395,285 13.8 wks +0.6 60%
Urology 270,600 13.4 wks +0.7 62%
Orthopaedics 605,652 17.1 wks +1.0 52%
Ear, nose and throat 366,618 16.5 wks +0.4 53%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 495,214 13.9 wks +0.7 61%
Oral surgery 172,291 15.4 wks +0.2 56%
Neurosurgery 43,102 14.3 wks +0.9 60%
Plastic surgery 64,457 16.4 wks +0.7 53%
Cardiothoracic surgery 9,778 12.6 wks +1.4 65%
General medicine 48,640 10.1 wks +0.3 75%
Gastroenterology 265,562 11.2 wks +0.4 71%
Cardiology (heart) 195,106 10.0 wks +0.2 77%
Dermatology (skin) 193,775 10.4 wks −0.2 72%
Respiratory medicine 95,878 9.2 wks +0.1 79%
Neurology 115,249 10.3 wks +0.2 75%
Rheumatology 81,106 9.6 wks +0.3 77%
Elderly medicine 15,338 7.5 wks −0.3 85%
Gynaecology 356,053 12.3 wks +0.6 66%
Other specialties (before April 2021) 926,424 10.2 wks +0.4 72%

Providers that did not report

These providers reported in January 2021 but not in February 2021. Usually this is a missed submission; sometimes a merger or a closed service.