ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for May 2022

At the end of May 2022, 6.66 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 12.7 weeks, and 63.5% had waited under 18 weeks.

England May 2022 vs Apr 2022 vs May 2021
People waiting6,663,932 +154,598 +1,338,510
Median wait (weeks)12.7 +0.1 +1.9
92% within (weeks)45.3 +0.3 −0.1
Within 18 weeks63.5% +1.8 pts −3.9 pts
Waiting over a year335,470 +9,880 −3,028

Biggest changes since April 2022

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 271 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Community Health and Eyecare Limited −6.5 wks now 7.6
  2. Spire Gatwick Park Hospital −3.6 wks now 11.6
  3. Three Shires Hospital −3.3 wks now 13.5
  4. West London NHS Trust −3.2 wks now 15.9
  5. Lincoln Private Hospital −2.6 wks now 16.3
  6. Beardwood Hospital −2.5 wks now 10.2
  7. Oaklands Hospital −2.5 wks now 21.6
  8. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth −2.3 wks now 17.0
  9. Woodlands Hospital −2.1 wks now 17.1
  10. Spire Washington Hospital −2.0 wks now 7.7

Longer waits

  1. Nuffield Health, Bournemouth Hospital +2.7 wks now 13.8
  2. Lancaster House Consulting Diagnostics Surgical Ltd Hq +2.5 wks now 9.6
  3. Benenden Hospital +2.5 wks now 15.5
  4. London Independent Hospital +2.4 wks now 14.4
  5. Pioneer Healthcare Limited +2.4 wks now 13.5
  6. The Cherwell Hospital +2.1 wks now 17.3
  7. The Yorkshire Clinic +2.1 wks now 15.1
  8. Cobalt Hospital +2.0 wks now 14.1
  9. Highfield Hospital +1.9 wks now 28.6
  10. Primary Integrated Community Services Ltd +1.8 wks now 14.4

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Apr 2022Within 18 weeks
General surgery 435,717 14.4 wks 0 58%
Urology 365,148 13.7 wks +0.4 60%
Orthopaedics 762,553 14.7 wks −0.1 58%
Ear, nose and throat 526,407 15.6 wks +0.3 56%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 638,234 11.8 wks −0.1 66%
Oral surgery 276,859 15.6 wks +0.1 56%
Neurosurgery 57,452 15.8 wks 0 55%
Plastic surgery 90,641 14.8 wks −0.5 57%
Cardiothoracic surgery 11,789 11.7 wks −0.1 66%
General medicine 50,151 10.7 wks +1.1 74%
Gastroenterology 353,438 12.9 wks +0.2 63%
Cardiology (heart) 316,802 11.3 wks +0.4 71%
Dermatology (skin) 337,043 11.6 wks −0.2 66%
Respiratory medicine 161,116 10.8 wks +0.3 72%
Neurology 197,042 13.1 wks +0.2 63%
Rheumatology 126,672 11.1 wks +0.3 70%
Elderly medicine 23,210 7.3 wks −0.2 85%
Gynaecology 514,253 14.0 wks +0.3 60%
Other medical specialties 491,443 10.0 wks +0.2 74%
Other mental health 17,936 9.0 wks +0.3 78%
Other paediatric specialties 363,972 11.9 wks +0.2 67%
Other surgical specialties 393,193 12.3 wks +0.3 63%
Other services 152,861 8.7 wks 0 77%

Providers that did not report

These providers reported in April 2022 but not in May 2022. Usually this is a missed submission; sometimes a merger or a closed service.