ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for November 2021

At the end of November 2021, 6.02 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 11.5 weeks, and 65.5% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Nov 2021 vs Oct 2021 vs Nov 2020
People waiting6,021,701 +24,364 +1,542,190
Median wait (weeks)11.5 −0.5 +1.1
92% within (weeks)42.9 −1.5 −2.2
Within 18 weeks65.5% −0.1 pts −2.6 pts
Waiting over a year308,711 −5,631 +115,999

Biggest changes since October 2021

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 262 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Euxton Hall Hospital −3.3 wks now 11.4
  2. Nuffield Health, Leeds Hospital −2.9 wks now 20.7
  3. Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust −2.6 wks now 7.2
  4. Woodlands Hospital −2.1 wks now 16.7
  5. Bromley Healthcare −2.1 wks now 9.8
  6. Spire Fylde Coast Hospital −2.1 wks now 14.0
  7. Spire Hartswood Hospital −1.7 wks now 14.5
  8. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust −1.6 wks now 13.2
  9. Spire Liverpool Hospital −1.4 wks now 11.5
  10. Sheffield Children'S NHS Foundation Trust −1.4 wks now 9.8

Longer waits

  1. Primary Integrated Community Services Ltd +7.3 wks now 16.7
  2. Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital +4.1 wks now 41.7
  3. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust +3.5 wks now 21.0
  4. Mount Stuart Hospital +2.8 wks now 15.3
  5. Circle Reading Hospital +2.6 wks now 9.4
  6. Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust +2.3 wks now 18.5
  7. Southend Private Hospital +2.1 wks now 17.6
  8. Bath Clinic +1.3 wks now 12.4
  9. Beardwood Hospital +1.3 wks now 14.9
  10. Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd +1.2 wks now 18.2

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Oct 2021Within 18 weeks
General surgery 410,364 13.2 wks −0.3 60%
Urology 331,527 12.5 wks −0.6 62%
Orthopaedics 706,793 13.5 wks −0.5 60%
Ear, nose and throat 459,789 15.3 wks −0.5 56%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 597,456 11.3 wks −0.6 66%
Oral surgery 247,408 14.8 wks −0.5 58%
Neurosurgery 50,098 14.1 wks −0.2 59%
Plastic surgery 85,588 14.0 wks +0.2 59%
Cardiothoracic surgery 11,159 11.1 wks −0.9 65%
General medicine 42,656 9.3 wks −0.4 76%
Gastroenterology 328,954 11.8 wks −0.3 65%
Cardiology (heart) 273,795 10.0 wks −0.4 73%
Dermatology (skin) 307,107 10.7 wks +0.2 69%
Respiratory medicine 135,180 9.1 wks −0.3 77%
Neurology 172,856 11.0 wks −0.4 69%
Rheumatology 110,681 10.1 wks −0.4 72%
Elderly medicine 21,384 6.8 wks +0.1 88%
Gynaecology 439,436 12.2 wks −0.5 64%
Other medical specialties 434,650 8.8 wks −0.5 76%
Other mental health 15,494 7.1 wks −0.4 81%
Other paediatric specialties 302,413 10.6 wks −0.9 68%
Other surgical specialties 376,890 10.7 wks −0.5 66%
Other services 160,023 7.8 wks +0.1 79%

Providers that did not report

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

Reporting for the first time