ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for September 2024

At the end of September 2024, 7.60 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 14.4 weeks, and 58.5% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Sep 2024 vs Aug 2024 vs Sep 2023
People waiting7,603,031 −70,005 −170,495
Median wait (weeks)14.4 −0.2 −0.3
92% within (weeks)43.7 −0.7 −2.7
Within 18 weeks58.5% +0.2 pts +0.9 pts
Waiting over a year251,604 −33,665 −140,893

Biggest changes since August 2024

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 254 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust −3.7 wks now 21.1
  2. Southend Private Hospital −1.9 wks now 13.6
  3. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford −1.6 wks now 14.1
  4. Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust −1.3 wks now 2.8
  5. Beaumont Hospital −1.3 wks now 10.3
  6. West Midlands Hospital −1.2 wks now 16.7
  7. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust −1.2 wks now 16.8
  8. Hcrg Care East Riding Llp −1.2 wks now 13.9
  9. About Health Hq −1.1 wks now 9.4
  10. Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology - North West −1.1 wks now 3.7

Longer waits

  1. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust +3.9 wks now 24.4
  2. Spire Alexandra Hospital +2.0 wks now 9.3
  3. Nuffield Health, North Staffordshire Hospital +2.0 wks now 11.5
  4. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green +2.0 wks now 11.4
  5. Primary Integrated Community Services Ltd +1.6 wks now 17.0
  6. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth +1.5 wks now 15.8
  7. Spire Elland Hospital +1.2 wks now 10.1
  8. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust +1.2 wks now 14.5
  9. St Hugh'S Hospital +1.1 wks now 8.9
  10. Cobalt Hospital +1.0 wks now 10.8

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Aug 2024Within 18 weeks
General surgery 414,356 14.7 wks −0.3 58%
Urology 404,560 15.1 wks −0.2 57%
Orthopaedics 860,144 14.9 wks −0.2 57%
Ear, nose and throat 641,151 18.6 wks −0.1 49%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 602,445 11.9 wks 0 65%
Oral surgery 326,075 18.1 wks −0.3 50%
Neurosurgery 61,422 13.8 wks −0.7 60%
Plastic surgery 109,219 15.7 wks −0.2 55%
Cardiothoracic surgery 9,446 11.1 wks +0.2 68%
General medicine 41,497 11.7 wks 0 68%
Gastroenterology 391,004 13.4 wks −0.3 61%
Cardiology (heart) 413,624 14.5 wks −0.1 59%
Dermatology (skin) 447,947 13.5 wks +0.3 61%
Respiratory medicine 230,063 13.5 wks +0.1 62%
Neurology 238,238 16.2 wks −0.5 54%
Rheumatology 127,503 12.2 wks +0.2 66%
Elderly medicine 25,418 8.2 wks 0 81%
Gynaecology 589,129 15.9 wks −0.3 55%
Other medical specialties 647,448 12.6 wks 0 64%
Other mental health 2,018 9.9 wks +0.2 74%
Other paediatric specialties 349,415 14.8 wks +0.1 58%
Other surgical specialties 490,944 13.9 wks −0.3 59%
Other services 179,965 10.2 wks −0.2 71%

Providers that did not report

These providers reported in August 2024 but not in September 2024. Usually this is a missed submission; sometimes a merger or a closed service.

Reporting for the first time