ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for February 2023

At the end of February 2023, 7.24 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 14.6 weeks, and 58.5% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Feb 2023 vs Jan 2023 vs Feb 2022
People waiting7,244,935 +4,797 +1,008,427
Median wait (weeks)14.6 −0.1 +1.4
92% within (weeks)46.2 −0.4 +2.0
Within 18 weeks58.5% +0.2 pts −3.7 pts
Waiting over a year364,560 −16,848 +55,921

Biggest changes since January 2023

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. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust −5.2 wks now 26.6
  2. Provide −5.2 wks now 23.4
  3. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham −3.8 wks now 12.9
  4. Sirona Care & Health −3.8 wks now 7.4
  5. Manchester Surgical Services Ltd −3.1 wks now 32.7
  6. Community Health and Eyecare Limited −3.0 wks now 5.3
  7. Spire Liverpool Hospital −2.7 wks now 8.2
  8. Spire Fylde Coast Hospital −2.6 wks now 9.1
  9. Spire Parkway Hospital −2.5 wks now 10.6
  10. West London NHS Trust −2.5 wks now 11.8

Longer waits

  1. Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd +2.0 wks now 14.0
  2. Beacon Park Hospital +1.5 wks now 15.1
  3. Fulwood Hall Hospital +1.4 wks now 16.0
  4. Nuffield Health, Leeds Hospital +1.3 wks now 17.1
  5. Spire South Bank Hospital +1.1 wks now 11.4
  6. Chaucer Hospital +1.1 wks now 13.6
  7. County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust +1.0 wks now 15.1
  8. Cobalt Hospital +1.0 wks now 15.8
  9. Ashford and St Peter'S Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust +1.0 wks now 14.2
  10. Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust +1.0 wks now 14.1

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Jan 2023Within 18 weeks
General surgery 449,216 15.7 wks −0.1 55%
Urology 396,817 15.0 wks 0 57%
Orthopaedics 798,952 16.2 wks −0.1 54%
Ear, nose and throat 575,533 17.4 wks −0.2 51%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 627,696 12.9 wks −0.2 63%
Oral surgery 311,357 17.1 wks −0.1 52%
Neurosurgery 58,761 17.0 wks +0.1 52%
Plastic surgery 96,553 16.6 wks −0.1 53%
Cardiothoracic surgery 11,827 11.7 wks −0.1 67%
General medicine 48,045 12.5 wks +0.2 66%
Gastroenterology 382,406 14.8 wks −0.1 58%
Cardiology (heart) 362,404 13.2 wks 0 63%
Dermatology (skin) 364,149 15.0 wks −0.3 57%
Respiratory medicine 198,815 12.4 wks 0 65%
Neurology 221,331 15.5 wks −0.1 56%
Rheumatology 122,951 12.5 wks −0.2 65%
Elderly medicine 24,462 7.5 wks −0.7 82%
Gynaecology 569,135 16.2 wks 0 54%
Other medical specialties 578,173 11.6 wks −0.1 68%
Other mental health 20,172 11.1 wks +0.1 68%
Other paediatric specialties 398,059 14.1 wks −0.1 60%
Other surgical specialties 453,744 14.4 wks −0.1 58%
Other services 174,377 10.1 wks −0.2 72%

Providers that did not report

These providers reported in January 2023 but not in February 2023. Usually this is a missed submission; sometimes a merger or a closed service.

Reporting for the first time