ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for February 2025

At the end of February 2025, 7.43 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 14.2 weeks, and 59.2% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Feb 2025 vs Jan 2025 vs Feb 2024
People waiting7,431,912 −26,500 −134,531
Median wait (weeks)14.2 −0.2 −0.6
92% within (weeks)42.3 −0.2 −2.4
Within 18 weeks59.2% +0.3 pts +1.6 pts
Waiting over a year195,921 −5,442 −111,035

Biggest changes since January 2025

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 247 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust −5.2 wks now 16.2
  2. Spire St Anthony'S Hospital −4.9 wks now 10.2
  3. Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital −3.3 wks now 7.0
  4. Glendon Wood Hospital −2.8 wks now 7.8
  5. Kims Hospital (Newnham Court) −2.3 wks now 6.1
  6. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth −2.2 wks now 7.2
  7. Benenden Hospital −2.0 wks now 12.4
  8. Woodthorpe Hospital −1.9 wks now 12.6
  9. Spire Liverpool Hospital −1.8 wks now 7.3
  10. Sussex Community Dermatology Service −1.7 wks now 7.1

Longer waits

  1. Nuffield Health, Chichester Hospital +2.9 wks now 21.8
  2. Nuffield Health, North Staffordshire Hospital +1.5 wks now 13.6
  3. London Independent Hospital +1.4 wks now 15.4
  4. Communitas Clinics +1.2 wks now 11.7
  5. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust +1.0 wks now 32.9
  6. Spire Hartswood Hospital +0.9 wks now 12.3
  7. Lincoln Private Hospital +0.9 wks now 12.2
  8. Goring Hall Hospital +0.9 wks now 16.8
  9. Fairfield Hospital +0.8 wks now 12.1
  10. Dmc Healthcare +0.8 wks now 2.9

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Jan 2025Within 18 weeks
General surgery 408,202 14.5 wks −0.3 58%
Urology 413,772 14.0 wks −0.2 59%
Orthopaedics 850,100 15.5 wks 0 56%
Ear, nose and throat 635,289 17.9 wks −0.3 50%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 584,467 11.3 wks −0.4 67%
Oral surgery 328,021 17.7 wks −0.1 51%
Neurosurgery 60,272 14.1 wks +0.1 60%
Plastic surgery 103,851 16.5 wks −0.3 53%
Cardiothoracic surgery 10,339 11.5 wks +0.4 67%
General medicine 43,862 11.7 wks 0 69%
Gastroenterology 394,904 13.2 wks 0 62%
Cardiology (heart) 413,005 14.0 wks −0.1 60%
Dermatology (skin) 390,375 14.4 wks −0.6 58%
Respiratory medicine 217,434 12.9 wks −0.1 64%
Neurology 232,844 16.5 wks 0 54%
Rheumatology 121,903 12.2 wks −0.2 65%
Elderly medicine 24,001 7.4 wks −0.9 81%
Gynaecology 582,825 15.6 wks −0.3 56%
Other medical specialties 631,021 12.5 wks −0.2 64%
Other mental health 2,981 9.6 wks +0.5 76%
Other paediatric specialties 333,609 13.7 wks −0.4 61%
Other surgical specialties 484,608 13.4 wks −0.4 61%
Other services 164,227 9.7 wks −0.4 72%

Providers that did not report

These providers reported in January 2025 but not in February 2025. Usually this is a missed submission; sometimes a merger or a closed service.

Reporting for the first time