ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for April 2023

At the end of April 2023, 7.44 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 13.8 weeks, and 58.3% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Apr 2023 vs Mar 2023 vs Apr 2022
People waiting7,444,044 +84,595 +934,710
Median wait (weeks)13.8 −0.3 +1.2
92% within (weeks)46.1 +0.5 +1.0
Within 18 weeks58.3% −0.3 pts −3.4 pts
Waiting over a year373,286 +12,054 +47,696

Biggest changes since March 2023

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 273 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Primary Integrated Community Services Ltd −4.3 wks now 5.5
  2. Euxton Hall Hospital −3.5 wks now 14.4
  3. Circle Reading Hospital −2.6 wks now 13.2
  4. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust −2.6 wks now 3.8
  5. Cobalt Hospital −2.5 wks now 14.2
  6. Buckshaw Hospital −2.3 wks now 13.0
  7. Nuffield Health, North Staffordshire Hospital −2.3 wks now 13.9
  8. Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust −2.2 wks now 13.8
  9. New Hall Hospital −2.2 wks now 17.0
  10. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford −2.2 wks now 13.5

Longer waits

  1. Spire Methley Park Hospital +3.6 wks now 15.5
  2. Spire London East +2.3 wks now 12.7
  3. City Health Care Partnership Cic +1.8 wks now 11.3
  4. St Martins Hospital +1.8 wks now 11.5
  5. Clementine Churchill Hospital +1.7 wks now 7.3
  6. Spire Hartswood Hospital +1.7 wks now 10.0
  7. Beacon Park Hospital +1.7 wks now 14.4
  8. James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust +1.7 wks now 19.1
  9. Spire Wellesley Hospital +1.7 wks now 12.5
  10. Spire Cheshire Hospital +1.6 wks now 10.4

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Mar 2023Within 18 weeks
General surgery 447,934 15.0 wks −0.5 55%
Urology 406,491 14.8 wks −0.2 56%
Orthopaedics 815,216 15.3 wks −0.7 54%
Ear, nose and throat 602,639 16.7 wks −0.5 51%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 638,641 11.9 wks +0.6 64%
Oral surgery 320,616 16.7 wks −0.4 51%
Neurosurgery 61,062 16.7 wks −0.4 51%
Plastic surgery 100,020 15.7 wks −0.8 53%
Cardiothoracic surgery 12,434 11.6 wks +0.7 66%
General medicine 48,575 12.2 wks +0.7 65%
Gastroenterology 386,932 14.1 wks −0.3 58%
Cardiology (heart) 378,397 12.7 wks +0.5 63%
Dermatology (skin) 368,214 13.5 wks −0.7 58%
Respiratory medicine 209,992 12.2 wks +0.7 65%
Neurology 226,537 14.7 wks −0.8 56%
Rheumatology 129,614 11.3 wks +0.4 66%
Elderly medicine 25,451 8.3 wks +0.5 81%
Gynaecology 586,758 15.4 wks −0.7 54%
Other medical specialties 603,382 11.3 wks +0.8 67%
Other mental health 21,796 10.5 wks +0.4 68%
Other paediatric specialties 413,164 13.7 wks +0.1 59%
Other surgical specialties 459,412 13.7 wks −0.2 58%
Other services 180,767 9.1 wks +0.5 72%

Providers that did not report

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

Reporting for the first time