ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for September 2021

At the end of September 2021, 5.85 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 11.9 weeks, and 66.5% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Sep 2021 vs Aug 2021 vs Sep 2020
People waiting5,854,435 +119,742 +1,480,352
Median wait (weeks)11.9 +0.4 −0.2
92% within (weeks)44.5 +0.1 +0.8
Within 18 weeks66.5% −1.1 pts +5.9 pts
Waiting over a year302,766 +9,176 +162,538

Biggest changes since August 2021

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 260 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Spire Gatwick Park Hospital −10.3 wks now 12.2
  2. Circle Reading Hospital −4.0 wks now 5.9
  3. Mount Stuart Hospital −3.5 wks now 11.9
  4. Three Shires Hospital −3.0 wks now 15.8
  5. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth −2.4 wks now 23.2
  6. Blakelands Hospital −2.2 wks now 7.8
  7. Park Hospital −1.7 wks now 9.8
  8. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet −1.5 wks now 14.1
  9. Kings Oak Hospital −1.3 wks now 9.0
  10. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust −1.2 wks now 3.3

Longer waits

  1. Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital +4.1 wks now 33.1
  2. Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust +2.8 wks now 12.8
  3. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham +2.3 wks now 10.3
  4. Newmedica - Bristol - Litfield House +2.0 wks now 10.0
  5. Liverpool Women'S NHS Foundation Trust +1.8 wks now 13.2
  6. Woodlands Hospital +1.7 wks now 17.7
  7. Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd +1.7 wks now 16.0
  8. St Hugh'S Hospital +1.7 wks now 10.1
  9. Bromley Healthcare +1.7 wks now 11.4
  10. Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust +1.5 wks now 12.1

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Aug 2021Within 18 weeks
General surgery 407,212 13.2 wks +0.1 61%
Urology 317,508 12.9 wks +0.2 62%
Orthopaedics 705,845 13.7 wks +0.1 60%
Ear, nose and throat 443,871 15.3 wks +0.4 56%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 587,882 11.8 wks +0.3 66%
Oral surgery 239,157 15.1 wks +0.4 57%
Neurosurgery 50,615 14.0 wks +0.2 60%
Plastic surgery 80,759 13.4 wks +0.4 60%
Cardiothoracic surgery 11,515 11.9 wks +0.4 66%
General medicine 44,750 9.6 wks +0.2 78%
Gastroenterology 323,198 11.9 wks +0.4 67%
Cardiology (heart) 265,213 10.3 wks +0.4 75%
Dermatology (skin) 301,661 9.9 wks +0.5 73%
Respiratory medicine 126,771 9.4 wks +0.2 78%
Neurology 164,486 11.0 wks +0.6 72%
Rheumatology 111,617 10.1 wks +0.3 75%
Elderly medicine 20,932 6.7 wks +0.1 88%
Gynaecology 422,994 12.5 wks +0.4 64%
Other medical specialties 425,150 9.4 wks +0.3 77%
Other mental health 16,152 8.0 wks +0.1 83%
Other paediatric specialties 288,779 11.5 wks +0.7 70%
Other surgical specialties 342,471 11.6 wks −0.2 66%
Other services 155,897 7.9 wks −0.1 80%

Providers that did not report

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

Reporting for the first time