ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for April 2025

At the end of April 2025, 7.42 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 13.3 weeks, and 59.7% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Apr 2025 vs Mar 2025 vs Apr 2024
People waiting7,421,453 −28,017 −179,002
Median wait (weeks)13.3 −0.6 −0.7
92% within (weeks)42.3 +0.4 −2.5
Within 18 weeks59.7% 0 pts +1.5 pts
Waiting over a year192,560 +9,988 −112,170

Biggest changes since March 2025

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 246 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Cora Health Diagnostics (Formerly Healthshare Diagnostics) −6.1 wks now 7.9
  2. Nuffield Health, North Staffordshire Hospital −5.2 wks now 10.1
  3. Nuffield Health, Leeds Hospital −4.4 wks now 16.8
  4. Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust −1.8 wks now 13.8
  5. Clifton Park Hospital −1.7 wks now 13.6
  6. The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust −1.5 wks now 18.7
  7. Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust −1.5 wks now 16.0
  8. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust −1.5 wks now 12.9
  9. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust −1.4 wks now 14.4
  10. The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust −1.3 wks now 14.7

Longer waits

  1. Medefer +2.8 wks now 11.9
  2. Spire Wellesley Hospital +2.5 wks now 20.1
  3. Nuffield Health, Chichester Hospital +2.3 wks now 25.6
  4. The Hamptons Hospital Ltd +1.9 wks now 7.0
  5. Spire Washington Hospital +1.8 wks now 8.2
  6. Primary Integrated Community Services Ltd +1.7 wks now 21.5
  7. Spire Alexandra Hospital +1.7 wks now 7.7
  8. Boston West Hospital +1.5 wks now 11.4
  9. Glendon Wood Hospital +1.5 wks now 9.3
  10. Communitas Clinics +1.4 wks now 10.6

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs Mar 2025Within 18 weeks
General surgery 397,596 13.5 wks −0.6 59%
Urology 409,715 13.5 wks −0.4 59%
Orthopaedics 852,738 14.6 wks −0.8 56%
Ear, nose and throat 640,611 17.1 wks −0.5 51%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 590,862 10.2 wks +0.3 69%
Oral surgery 330,221 17.5 wks −0.2 50%
Neurosurgery 59,217 13.9 wks −0.4 59%
Plastic surgery 102,317 15.4 wks −0.9 54%
Cardiothoracic surgery 10,118 11.2 wks +0.4 67%
General medicine 39,540 11.5 wks +0.3 68%
Gastroenterology 387,757 12.6 wks +0.2 63%
Cardiology (heart) 410,447 13.2 wks −0.4 60%
Dermatology (skin) 402,039 12.5 wks −0.4 61%
Respiratory medicine 213,536 12.3 wks +0.4 64%
Neurology 226,685 15.7 wks −0.7 54%
Rheumatology 124,070 11.0 wks +0.1 66%
Elderly medicine 23,622 7.6 wks +0.1 82%
Gynaecology 581,381 15.0 wks −0.6 55%
Other medical specialties 635,425 11.5 wks +0.2 65%
Other mental health 2,509 9.9 wks +1.2 74%
Other paediatric specialties 332,695 12.8 wks +0.1 61%
Other surgical specialties 482,845 12.5 wks +0.1 61%
Other services 165,507 9.0 wks +0.3 73%

Providers that did not report

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

Reporting for the first time