ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for July 2023

At the end of July 2023, 7.70 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 Jul 2023 vs Jun 2023 vs Jul 2022
People waiting7,703,744 +99,675 +836,968
Median wait (weeks)14.1 −0.2 +0.8
92% within (weeks)45.9 −0.4 −0.1
Within 18 weeks58.6% −0.6 pts −2.4 pts
Waiting over a year390,639 +5,406 +10,255

Biggest changes since June 2023

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. The Cherwell Hospital −5.4 wks now 12.8
  2. The Berkshire Independent Hospital −4.5 wks now 12.3
  3. The Westbourne Centre −3.8 wks now 11.4
  4. Hendon Hospital −3.6 wks now 10.9
  5. Pinehill Hospital −3.5 wks now 14.4
  6. The Yorkshire Clinic −2.7 wks now 14.3
  7. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth −2.7 wks now 11.7
  8. Probus Surgical Centre −2.5 wks now 7.4
  9. Manchester Surgical Services Ltd −2.5 wks now 29.6
  10. Spire Methley Park Hospital −2.4 wks now 13.6

Longer waits

  1. City Health Care Partnership Cic +3.0 wks now 16.9
  2. Nuffield Health, North Staffordshire Hospital +3.0 wks now 17.0
  3. Duchy Hospital +2.4 wks now 23.9
  4. Spire Manchester Hospital +1.9 wks now 16.0
  5. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust +1.8 wks now 13.6
  6. Whittington Health NHS Trust +1.8 wks now 11.7
  7. Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust +1.2 wks now 22.2
  8. Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust +1.1 wks now 15.6
  9. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust +1.1 wks now 17.0
  10. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust +1.1 wks now 17.2

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Jun 2023Within 18 weeks
General surgery 455,292 14.7 wks −0.4 57%
Urology 413,117 15.4 wks −0.2 55%
Orthopaedics 854,758 14.7 wks −0.5 57%
Ear, nose and throat 634,914 18.2 wks +0.7 50%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 647,773 11.9 wks −0.3 64%
Oral surgery 321,638 18.1 wks +0.6 50%
Neurosurgery 63,749 16.4 wks −0.1 53%
Plastic surgery 105,379 14.9 wks −0.4 56%
Cardiothoracic surgery 12,252 11.6 wks −0.6 65%
General medicine 48,509 12.0 wks −0.4 65%
Gastroenterology 393,319 14.6 wks −0.4 57%
Cardiology (heart) 392,256 13.4 wks −0.1 62%
Dermatology (skin) 414,670 11.7 wks −0.7 63%
Respiratory medicine 215,678 13.2 wks −0.1 62%
Neurology 236,151 15.0 wks −0.2 57%
Rheumatology 136,309 11.5 wks −0.4 66%
Elderly medicine 26,606 7.7 wks −0.2 80%
Gynaecology 605,248 16.0 wks −0.1 54%
Other medical specialties 628,154 11.6 wks −0.3 66%
Other mental health 21,665 11.2 wks −0.9 66%
Other paediatric specialties 420,434 14.6 wks −0.1 57%
Other surgical specialties 471,489 13.7 wks −0.3 59%
Other services 184,384 9.3 wks −0.1 73%

Providers that did not report

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

Reporting for the first time