ShortestWait

NHS waiting times for June 2025

At the end of June 2025, 7.40 million people in England were waiting for consultant-led treatment. Half had waited less than 13.4 weeks, and 61.5% had waited under 18 weeks.

England Jun 2025 vs May 2025 vs Jun 2024
People waiting7,400,275 +11,998 −251,684
Median wait (weeks)13.4 −0.2 −0.9
92% within (weeks)41.9 −0.7 −2.9
Within 18 weeks61.5% +0.6 pts +2.6 pts
Waiting over a year194,715 −4,875 −110,500

Biggest changes since May 2025

Change in each provider's median wait across all specialties, among the 252 providers with at least 1,000 patients waiting in both months.

Shorter waits

  1. Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital −2.6 wks now 7.4
  2. Hendon Hospital −2.5 wks now 7.3
  3. About Health Hq −2.2 wks now 2.6
  4. Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust −1.7 wks now 2.8
  5. Blackheath Hospital −1.7 wks now 8.7
  6. Boston West Hospital −1.6 wks now 10.0
  7. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust −1.5 wks now 15.4
  8. Spire Methley Park Hospital −1.5 wks now 7.0
  9. Glendon Wood Hospital −1.4 wks now 7.3
  10. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust −1.4 wks now 14.3

Longer waits

  1. Pioneer Healthcare Limited +4.0 wks now 21.4
  2. East Cheshire NHS Trust +3.0 wks now 16.6
  3. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust +1.7 wks now 18.7
  4. Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital +1.7 wks now 14.9
  5. Communitas Clinics +1.5 wks now 15.7
  6. Nuffield Health, Chichester Hospital +1.5 wks now 27.1
  7. Spire Wellesley Hospital +1.4 wks now 22.4
  8. Nuffield Health, Leeds Hospital +1.4 wks now 18.5
  9. Anglia Community Eye Service Ltd +1.3 wks now 4.6
  10. The Berkshire Independent Hospital +1.1 wks now 10.6

England by specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian waitvs May 2025Within 18 weeks
General surgery 395,532 13.5 wks −0.4 61%
Urology 396,943 13.9 wks −0.1 60%
Orthopaedics 856,854 14.5 wks −0.3 59%
Ear, nose and throat 637,470 17.2 wks −0.1 52%
Ophthalmology (eyes) 594,477 10.3 wks −0.3 71%
Oral surgery 328,404 17.3 wks 0 52%
Neurosurgery 57,991 13.9 wks 0 60%
Plastic surgery 103,945 14.9 wks −0.6 57%
Cardiothoracic surgery 10,358 9.9 wks −1.8 71%
General medicine 37,569 11.5 wks 0 69%
Gastroenterology 374,586 12.5 wks −0.2 65%
Cardiology (heart) 396,660 13.7 wks 0 62%
Dermatology (skin) 429,065 12.1 wks −0.4 64%
Respiratory medicine 204,616 12.3 wks −0.3 66%
Neurology 225,658 15.4 wks −0.4 56%
Rheumatology 124,517 11.3 wks 0 69%
Elderly medicine 24,385 7.1 wks −0.6 84%
Gynaecology 581,261 15.1 wks −0.3 57%
Other medical specialties 644,898 11.9 wks −0.1 66%
Other mental health 2,478 9.5 wks −0.2 74%
Other paediatric specialties 329,872 13.2 wks 0 63%
Other surgical specialties 486,919 12.5 wks −0.4 63%
Other services 155,817 8.6 wks −0.6 75%

Reporting for the first time