ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for June 2022

At the end of June 2022, 6.79 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 13.3 weeks, and 62.2% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Jun 2022 vs May 2022 vs Jun 2021
People waiting6,785,908 +121,976 +1,311,717
Median wait (weeks)13.3 +0.5 +2.8
92% within (weeks)45.8 +0.5 +1.6
Within 18 weeks62.2% −1.3 pts −6.5 pts
Waiting over a year360,024 +24,554 +53,611

Biggest changes since May 2022

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 272 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Pinehill Hospital −7.5 wks now 20.1
  2. Lancaster House Consulting Diagnostics Surgical Ltd Hq −5.4 wks now 4.3
  3. Highfield Hospital −3.8 wks now 24.7
  4. Droitwich Spa Hospital −2.6 wks now 22.6
  5. Oaklands Hospital −2.5 wks now 19.0
  6. Meriden Hospital −2.4 wks now 23.2
  7. Beaumont Hospital −1.5 wks now 8.4
  8. Woodlands Hospital −1.5 wks now 15.6
  9. North East London NHS Foundation Trust −1.5 wks now 6.2
  10. Ridgeway Hospital −1.5 wks now 8.6

Longer waits

  1. Duchy Hospital +4.3 wks now 34.4
  2. Manchester Surgical Services Ltd +3.9 wks now 36.1
  3. Pioneer Healthcare Limited +3.4 wks now 16.9
  4. Spire Leicester Hospital +3.1 wks now 25.3
  5. Beacon Park Hospital +2.8 wks now 18.8
  6. Spire Gatwick Park Hospital +2.6 wks now 14.2
  7. London Independent Hospital +2.1 wks now 16.5
  8. Stourside Hospital +2.0 wks now 16.1
  9. Kings Oak Hospital +1.9 wks now 12.9
  10. The Yorkshire Clinic +1.8 wks now 16.9

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs May 2022Within 18 weeks
General surgery 437,418 14.7 wks +0.2 58%
Urology 368,909 14.6 wks +0.9 59%
Orthopaedics 773,151 14.9 wks +0.3 57%
Ear, nose and throat 536,139 16.3 wks +0.7 54%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 645,482 12.3 wks +0.4 65%
Oral surgery 282,040 16.2 wks +0.6 55%
Neurosurgery 57,832 16.2 wks +0.4 54%
Plastic surgery 92,033 15.2 wks +0.5 56%
Cardiothoracic surgery 11,890 11.6 wks 0 66%
General medicine 49,998 11.5 wks +0.8 71%
Gastroenterology 357,940 13.4 wks +0.5 62%
Cardiology (heart) 325,038 11.9 wks +0.6 69%
Dermatology (skin) 350,438 11.8 wks +0.2 65%
Respiratory medicine 164,903 11.4 wks +0.6 70%
Neurology 201,270 13.8 wks +0.7 61%
Rheumatology 128,361 11.5 wks +0.4 69%
Elderly medicine 23,694 7.1 wks −0.2 86%
Gynaecology 523,591 14.8 wks +0.8 58%
Other medical specialties 503,405 10.1 wks +0.2 73%
Other mental health 18,577 9.1 wks +0.1 76%
Other paediatric specialties 369,161 12.7 wks +0.8 65%
Other surgical specialties 410,593 12.8 wks +0.4 63%
Other services 154,045 8.6 wks −0.1 76%

Providers that did not report

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

Reporting for the first time