ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for March 2023

At the end of March 2023, 7.36 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 14.1 weeks, and 58.6% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Mar 2023 vs Feb 2023 vs Mar 2022
People waiting7,359,449 +114,514 +968,200
Median wait (weeks)14.1 −0.4 +1.9
92% within (weeks)45.6 −0.6 +1.1
Within 18 weeks58.6% +0.1 pts −3.5 pts
Waiting over a year361,232 −3,328 +48,911

Biggest changes since February 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. Mount Stuart Hospital −8.1 wks now 24.2
  2. Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust −4.8 wks now 16.0
  3. Duchy Hospital −4.0 wks now 25.8
  4. Spire Regency Hospital −3.4 wks now 11.9
  5. Spire Little Aston Hospital −3.3 wks now 11.5
  6. Sussex MSK Partnership 2 −3.2 wks now 8.3
  7. Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital −3.0 wks now 15.7
  8. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust −2.9 wks now 23.7
  9. London Independent Hospital −2.9 wks now 19.3
  10. Goring Hall Hospital −2.7 wks now 19.6

Longer waits

  1. Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust +3.1 wks now 17.2
  2. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust +2.2 wks now 6.4
  3. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham +1.9 wks now 14.8
  4. Droitwich Spa Hospital +1.7 wks now 9.3
  5. Park Hill Hospital +1.3 wks now 22.1
  6. Nuffield Health, North Staffordshire Hospital +1.2 wks now 16.2
  7. Clifton Park Hospital +1.2 wks now 18.0
  8. Bromley Healthcare +1.2 wks now 16.0
  9. Chaucer Hospital +1.2 wks now 14.7
  10. Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd +1.1 wks now 15.1

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Feb 2023Within 18 weeks
General surgery 449,239 15.4 wks −0.2 56%
Urology 402,708 15.0 wks 0 57%
Orthopaedics 810,918 16.0 wks −0.2 54%
Ear, nose and throat 590,376 17.2 wks −0.2 52%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 632,456 11.4 wks −1.6 64%
Oral surgery 317,675 17.1 wks 0 52%
Neurosurgery 60,067 17.1 wks +0.1 52%
Plastic surgery 97,930 16.5 wks −0.1 53%
Cardiothoracic surgery 12,151 10.9 wks −0.8 67%
General medicine 48,677 11.5 wks −1.0 66%
Gastroenterology 387,619 14.4 wks −0.3 58%
Cardiology (heart) 370,172 12.1 wks −1.1 63%
Dermatology (skin) 363,248 14.2 wks −0.8 58%
Respiratory medicine 205,714 11.5 wks −0.8 65%
Neurology 224,311 15.5 wks −0.1 56%
Rheumatology 126,255 10.9 wks −1.6 65%
Elderly medicine 25,259 7.8 wks +0.3 82%
Gynaecology 581,603 16.1 wks −0.1 54%
Other medical specialties 592,411 10.5 wks −1.1 68%
Other mental health 21,051 10.1 wks −1.1 68%
Other paediatric specialties 405,375 13.6 wks −0.5 60%
Other surgical specialties 457,212 13.9 wks −0.5 58%
Other services 177,022 8.6 wks −1.4 72%

Reporting for the first time