ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for November 2022

At the end of November 2022, 6.96 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 13.6 weeks, and 60.0% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Nov 2022 vs Oct 2022 vs Nov 2021
People waiting6,955,926 −26,245 +934,225
Median wait (weeks)13.6 −0.3 +2.1
92% within (weeks)45.3 −1.2 +2.4
Within 18 weeks60.0% −0.1 pts −5.5 pts
Waiting over a year382,080 −4,507 +73,369

Biggest changes since October 2022

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 275 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Cobalt Hospital −8.2 wks now 13.2
  2. Droitwich Spa Hospital −3.3 wks now 12.7
  3. Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd −3.3 wks now 12.8
  4. Mount Stuart Hospital −3.0 wks now 42.7
  5. Winfield Hospital −3.0 wks now 20.0
  6. Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust −2.8 wks now 10.0
  7. Rivers Hospital −2.5 wks now 14.2
  8. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust −2.4 wks now 8.4
  9. Spamedica Gateshead −2.2 wks now 9.4
  10. Cora Health MSK (Formerly Connect Health Ltd) −2.2 wks now 5.2

Longer waits

  1. Circle Reading Hospital +2.9 wks now 23.1
  2. Spire Parkway Hospital +2.4 wks now 10.6
  3. The Cherwell Hospital +2.4 wks now 22.4
  4. Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust +2.4 wks now 26.1
  5. Ashtead Hospital +2.0 wks now 12.3
  6. Park Hill Hospital +1.8 wks now 23.0
  7. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham +1.7 wks now 19.3
  8. Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust +1.5 wks now 14.0
  9. Somerset Surgical Services Hq +1.4 wks now 15.5
  10. St Michael'S Clinic Limited +1.3 wks now 16.6

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Oct 2022Within 18 weeks
General surgery 445,214 14.8 wks 0 57%
Urology 381,440 14.1 wks −0.3 59%
Orthopaedics 791,241 15.3 wks −0.1 56%
Ear, nose and throat 541,957 17.3 wks −0.1 51%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 630,616 12.1 wks −0.5 64%
Oral surgery 282,649 16.5 wks −0.3 53%
Neurosurgery 60,015 16.1 wks −0.2 54%
Plastic surgery 92,952 14.9 wks 0 57%
Cardiothoracic surgery 11,145 10.6 wks −0.3 68%
General medicine 46,129 11.2 wks −0.3 68%
Gastroenterology 371,070 13.9 wks −0.1 59%
Cardiology (heart) 336,639 12.3 wks −0.5 64%
Dermatology (skin) 377,539 13.8 wks +0.5 60%
Respiratory medicine 176,533 11.9 wks −0.6 65%
Neurology 219,498 14.6 wks −0.3 58%
Rheumatology 122,578 11.7 wks −0.8 66%
Elderly medicine 23,006 7.4 wks +0.1 83%
Gynaecology 546,037 15.4 wks −0.2 56%
Other medical specialties 528,140 10.4 wks −0.5 70%
Other mental health 18,509 9.7 wks −0.6 70%
Other paediatric specialties 360,095 13.5 wks −0.7 60%
Other surgical specialties 431,261 13.0 wks −0.1 61%
Other services 161,663 8.6 wks −0.9 75%

Providers that did not report

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