ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for March 2025

At the end of March 2025, 7.45 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 13.9 weeks, and 59.7% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Mar 2025 vs Feb 2025 vs Mar 2024
People waiting7,449,470 +17,558 −119,267
Median wait (weeks)13.9 −0.4 −1.0
92% within (weeks)41.9 −0.3 −2.8
Within 18 weeks59.7% +0.6 pts +2.6 pts
Waiting over a year182,572 −13,349 −128,847

Biggest changes since February 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. Cavell Hospital −4.1 wks now 9.5
  2. Cora Health Diagnostics (Formerly Healthshare Diagnostics) −2.8 wks now 14.0
  3. North Downs Hospital −2.7 wks now 12.1
  4. Oaklands Hospital −2.6 wks now 9.8
  5. Communitas Clinics −2.6 wks now 9.1
  6. Spire Methley Park Hospital −2.5 wks now 9.3
  7. Cobalt Hospital −2.4 wks now 10.3
  8. East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust −2.4 wks now 13.4
  9. Park Hospital −2.3 wks now 7.3
  10. Nuffield Health, Brentwood Hospital −2.1 wks now 8.4

Longer waits

  1. Kims Hospital (Newnham Court) +2.1 wks now 8.3
  2. Nuffield Health, Derby Hospital +1.8 wks now 20.8
  3. Spire Montefiore Hospital +1.7 wks now 17.0
  4. Newmedica - North Derbyshire - Midland Court +1.7 wks now 4.8
  5. Nuffield Health, North Staffordshire Hospital +1.7 wks now 15.3
  6. Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology - North West +1.6 wks now 5.5
  7. Nuffield Health, Chichester Hospital +1.5 wks now 23.3
  8. Locala Community Partnerships Cic +1.3 wks now 8.1
  9. Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford +1.3 wks now 9.6
  10. Alder Hey Children'S NHS Foundation Trust +1.3 wks now 16.5

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Feb 2025Within 18 weeks
General surgery 404,551 14.1 wks −0.4 59%
Urology 415,604 13.9 wks −0.1 60%
Orthopaedics 851,546 15.3 wks −0.2 57%
Ear, nose and throat 638,900 17.6 wks −0.4 51%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 588,234 9.9 wks −1.4 68%
Oral surgery 329,547 17.7 wks 0 51%
Neurosurgery 59,315 14.3 wks +0.1 60%
Plastic surgery 103,673 16.3 wks −0.2 54%
Cardiothoracic surgery 10,419 10.8 wks −0.7 67%
General medicine 42,329 11.2 wks −0.5 67%
Gastroenterology 395,928 12.4 wks −0.8 63%
Cardiology (heart) 416,604 13.7 wks −0.3 61%
Dermatology (skin) 395,872 13.0 wks −1.4 59%
Respiratory medicine 216,719 11.9 wks −1.0 64%
Neurology 229,105 16.4 wks −0.1 54%
Rheumatology 122,504 10.8 wks −1.4 66%
Elderly medicine 24,041 7.5 wks +0.1 81%
Gynaecology 583,974 15.6 wks −0.1 56%
Other medical specialties 631,071 11.3 wks −1.2 65%
Other mental health 2,808 8.6 wks −1.0 77%
Other paediatric specialties 332,816 12.7 wks −1.0 62%
Other surgical specialties 485,981 12.4 wks −1.0 61%
Other services 167,929 8.6 wks −1.1 73%

Providers that did not report

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

Reporting for the first time