ShortestWait

Ear, nose and throat waiting times by hospital

Patients waiting for ear, nose and throat treatment at the end of August 2026, at every NHS trust and independent provider in England with at least 50 patients waiting.

Includes treatments such as ent, tonsils, tonsillectomy, grommets, sinus, hearing, septoplasty, adenoids.

England median wait
15.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.3 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
57%
People waiting
590,233

Shortest ear, nose and throat waits near you

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England median wait over two years

England: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 18.6 weeks to 15.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202615.4 wks
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MonthEngland
August 202615.4
July 202614.8
June 202614.7
May 202614.8
April 202614.1
March 202614.6
February 202615.8
January 202616.6
December 202516.9
November 202517.1
October 202517.5
September 202517.5
August 202517.9
July 202517.6
June 202517.2
May 202517.3
April 202517.1
March 202517.6
February 202517.9
January 202518.2
December 202418.5
November 202418.4
October 202418.6
September 202418.6

hospitals ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Spire Cheshire Hospital Independent North West 152 3.5 wks 12.4 wks 99% 0.8 weeks shorter
2 Spire Harpenden Hospital Independent East of England 75 3.5 wks 12.0 wks 100% 0.9 weeks shorter
3 Epsomedical Group Independent 3 sites South East 151 3.5 wks 18.5 wks 91% 1.6 weeks shorter
4 Rsa (Athena Surgical Centre) Independent East of England 147 3.9 wks 9.9 wks 100% 3.1 weeks longer
5 Spire Bushey Hospital Independent East of England 70 4.0 wks 15.5 wks 96% 1.9 weeks shorter
6 Fairfield Independent Hospital Independent North West 220 4.0 wks 19.1 wks 90% 4.2 weeks shorter
7 Spire Fylde Coast Hospital Independent North West 168 4.2 wks 20.4 wks 90% 4.0 weeks shorter
8 Spire Liverpool Hospital Independent North West 512 4.7 wks 15.5 wks 99% 1.8 weeks longer
9 Droitwich Spa Hospital Independent Midlands 55 5.1 wks 17.6 wks 93% 1.1 weeks shorter
10 King'S College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 846 5.1 wks 16.6 wks 94% 1.6 weeks shorter
11 Beacon Medical Services Group Limited Independent 114 sites North West 3,088 5.6 wks 15.3 wks 98% 1.1 weeks shorter
12 The Hamptons Hospital Ltd Independent East of England 246 5.7 wks 25.3 wks 85% 4.9 weeks shorter
13 Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford Independent London 329 6.1 wks 33.7 wks 81% 3.3 weeks shorter
14 Inhealth Limited Independent 451 sites South East 953 6.3 wks 23.9 wks 82% 3.2 weeks shorter
15 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 3,545 7.4 wks 27.8 wks 79% 0.1 weeks shorter
16 Clementine Churchill Hospital Independent London 683 7.4 wks 14.8 wks 100% 3.9 weeks shorter
17 Beardwood Hospital Independent North West 113 7.4 wks 17.3 wks 94% 0.1 weeks shorter
18 Benenden Hospital Independent South East 152 7.7 wks 32.8 wks 80% 2.1 weeks longer
19 Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth Independent South East 213 8.4 wks 24.5 wks 85% 3.1 weeks longer
20 Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green Independent South West 207 8.6 wks 17.8 wks 92% 2.0 weeks shorter
21 Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 154 8.9 wks 29.7 wks 76% 1.5 weeks longer
22 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 5,138 9.0 wks 23.7 wks 82% 0.5 weeks longer
23 Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes Independent South West 88 9.0 wks 28.0 wks 82% 4.1 weeks shorter
24 University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service Independent 8 sites South East 193 9.1 wks 41.1 wks 75% 2.6 weeks shorter
25 The Yorkshire Clinic Independent North East and Yorkshire 620 9.2 wks 30.9 wks 76% 3.4 weeks shorter
26 Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital Independent London 392 9.3 wks 29.5 wks 74% 3.2 weeks longer
27 Modality Llp Independent 49 sites Midlands 260 9.6 wks 35.7 wks 73% 27.7 weeks shorter
28 Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital Independent London 67 10.5 wks 36.6 wks 76% 1.1 weeks longer
29 Buckshaw Hospital Independent North West 849 10.5 wks 28.0 wks 75% 3.4 weeks longer
30 The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 2,303 10.7 wks 40.3 wks 68% 1.8 weeks longer
31 Woodlands Hospital Independent North East and Yorkshire 252 10.7 wks 24.3 wks 83% 3.4 weeks longer
32 Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust NHS South West 3,385 10.8 wks 28.5 wks 75% 1.6 weeks longer
33 Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 2,390 10.9 wks 33.1 wks 71% 1.6 weeks shorter
34 Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 2,505 10.9 wks 40.7 wks 66% 1.0 weeks shorter
35 Renacres Hospital Independent North West 128 11.0 wks 42.3 wks 84% 6.3 weeks shorter
36 The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 8,787 11.2 wks 28.1 wks 73% 1.4 weeks longer
37 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,615 11.2 wks 37.5 wks 70% 0.1 weeks longer
38 Isle of Wight NHS Trust NHS South East 774 11.2 wks 27.4 wks 68% 3.4 weeks shorter
39 Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital Independent North East and Yorkshire 135 11.4 wks 29.2 wks 72% 4.1 weeks shorter
40 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS London 2,341 11.4 wks 27.9 wks 74% 0.8 weeks longer
41 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,369 11.6 wks 32.8 wks 70% 0.9 weeks shorter
42 Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust NHS Midlands 2,746 11.9 wks 28.8 wks 69% 0.2 weeks shorter
43 Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) Independent 14 sites South East 514 11.9 wks 38.6 wks 63% 0.2 weeks shorter
44 County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 3,985 12.1 wks 28.9 wks 70% 0.1 weeks longer
45 Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 5,455 12.1 wks 36.2 wks 66% 2.7 weeks shorter
46 Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 2,871 12.2 wks 28.8 wks 72% 1.7 weeks longer
47 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 5,546 12.4 wks 35.4 wks 66% 0.7 weeks longer
48 The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust NHS East of England 3,311 12.4 wks 38.5 wks 69% 0.3 weeks shorter
49 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 3,450 12.6 wks 37.8 wks 63% 0.1 weeks longer
50 Medway NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 4,840 12.6 wks 29.3 wks 67% 1.3 weeks longer
51 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 3,246 12.7 wks 38.2 wks 65% 0.1 weeks longer
52 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 8,450 12.8 wks 33.6 wks 68% 0.5 weeks longer
53 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 5,149 12.8 wks 32.4 wks 64% 1.2 weeks longer
54 Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,792 12.8 wks 33.3 wks 62% 0.1 weeks longer
55 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 8,076 12.8 wks 43.4 wks 62% 5.8 weeks shorter
56 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 1,365 12.9 wks 39.2 wks 62% 0.4 weeks shorter
57 Springfield Hospital Independent East of England 823 12.9 wks 31.1 wks 65% 0.3 weeks longer
58 Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 4,017 12.9 wks 31.4 wks 64% 0.2 weeks shorter
59 Beaumont Hospital Independent North West 252 13.0 wks 38.5 wks 65% 0.8 weeks shorter
60 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 4,902 13.0 wks 38.6 wks 67% 0.5 weeks longer
61 North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 3,509 13.0 wks 31.5 wks 63% no change
62 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,011 13.1 wks 28.7 wks 65% 0.2 weeks longer
63 Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 3,392 13.1 wks 33.3 wks 64% 0.5 weeks longer
64 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 7,922 13.2 wks 37.4 wks 62% 0.9 weeks shorter
65 Airedale NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,339 13.3 wks 31.6 wks 64% no change
66 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 4,856 13.4 wks 32.5 wks 62% 0.3 weeks shorter
67 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 7,621 13.5 wks 39.3 wks 61% 1.3 weeks shorter
68 Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS London 4,469 13.6 wks 45.7 wks 63% 0.3 weeks longer
69 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,219 13.6 wks 30.9 wks 66% 1.5 weeks longer
70 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,982 13.7 wks 36.7 wks 64% 2.7 weeks longer
71 East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust NHS South East 5,269 13.8 wks 38.4 wks 61% 0.4 weeks shorter
72 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 5,176 13.9 wks 36.3 wks 65% 0.3 weeks shorter
73 Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust NHS South East 4,588 13.9 wks 32.2 wks 62% 1.0 weeks shorter
74 University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 1,680 14.1 wks 49.3 wks 58% 0.9 weeks longer
75 Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 3,318 14.3 wks 33.7 wks 62% 1.1 weeks longer
76 Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 3,363 14.3 wks 31.1 wks 65% 4.1 weeks shorter
77 Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet Independent South West 237 14.3 wks 42.8 wks 58% 3.2 weeks shorter
78 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 7,932 14.3 wks 41.2 wks 59% 1.2 weeks longer
79 Communitas Clinics Independent 36 sites London 5,069 14.4 wks 30.1 wks 68% 3.9 weeks longer
80 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,584 14.4 wks 39.2 wks 58% 3.2 weeks shorter
81 Stockport NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,880 14.5 wks 35.5 wks 58% 0.5 weeks longer
82 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust NHS Midlands 4,523 14.6 wks 38.6 wks 60% 1.4 weeks longer
83 Wye Valley NHS Trust NHS Midlands 2,522 14.9 wks 39.8 wks 59% 1.4 weeks longer
84 Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 3,096 15.0 wks 38.1 wks 58% 0.3 weeks longer
85 Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 3,965 15.1 wks 38.5 wks 61% 1.6 weeks shorter
86 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 3,264 15.1 wks 48.2 wks 57% 2.4 weeks shorter
87 Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust NHS South East 5,597 15.1 wks 41.6 wks 58% 0.9 weeks longer
88 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 9,412 15.1 wks 39.0 wks 58% 0.1 weeks longer
89 Ashford and St Peter'S Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 4,374 15.1 wks 44.4 wks 59% 0.9 weeks longer
90 Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 3,474 15.1 wks 45.1 wks 58% 0.3 weeks longer
91 South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 3,791 15.1 wks 33.7 wks 59% 0.4 weeks shorter
92 Nuffield Health the Holly Hospital Independent East of England 610 15.1 wks 45.7 wks 51% 10.4 weeks longer
93 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 5,773 15.2 wks 46.3 wks 57% 2.3 weeks longer
94 St George'S University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 5,251 15.2 wks 37.0 wks 57% 1.1 weeks longer
95 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 3,150 15.3 wks 39.4 wks 57% 0.7 weeks longer
96 Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 2,832 15.3 wks 40.9 wks 57% 1.1 weeks shorter
97 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust NHS Midlands 4,214 15.4 wks 48.9 wks 56% 1.6 weeks longer
98 Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 2,810 15.4 wks 31.8 wks 57% 3.9 weeks longer
99 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 3,481 15.6 wks 45.3 wks 55% 1.3 weeks shorter
100 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 5,874 15.7 wks 38.8 wks 56% 1.5 weeks longer
101 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS East of England 6,061 15.7 wks 40.1 wks 55% 1.2 weeks longer
102 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 4,851 15.7 wks 45.1 wks 54% 1.0 weeks longer
103 Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 7,337 15.8 wks 38.6 wks 56% 1.2 weeks longer
104 Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust NHS South East 7,160 15.8 wks 47.2 wks 56% 0.1 weeks shorter
105 Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust NHS Midlands 347 15.8 wks 31.3 wks 57% 3.9 weeks longer
106 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 5,506 15.9 wks 36.0 wks 56% 1.3 weeks longer
107 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 9,751 15.9 wks 43.1 wks 55% 0.2 weeks longer
108 York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 7,389 15.9 wks 39.5 wks 55% 0.1 weeks shorter
109 Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 9,056 15.9 wks 42.4 wks 56% 2.9 weeks longer
110 Claremont Private Hospital Independent North East and Yorkshire 192 16.0 wks 40.7 wks 54% 2.7 weeks longer
111 South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 6,967 16.1 wks 40.8 wks 55% 0.1 weeks longer
112 Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd Independent 4 sites South East 307 16.1 wks 38.4 wks 59% 3.9 weeks longer
113 Croydon Health Services NHS Trust NHS London 2,196 16.3 wks 48.1 wks 54% 1.6 weeks shorter
114 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,680 16.5 wks 38.3 wks 54% 1.4 weeks longer
115 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 7,325 16.7 wks 38.9 wks 54% 0.2 weeks longer
116 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 9,112 16.8 wks 39.9 wks 54% 2.1 weeks longer
117 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 8,574 17.1 wks 44.8 wks 53% 1.9 weeks longer
118 The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust NHS Midlands 6,334 17.1 wks 42.5 wks 53% 1.0 weeks shorter
119 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 4,017 17.2 wks 39.7 wks 52% 2.0 weeks longer
120 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust NHS South East 6,110 17.4 wks 35.6 wks 53% 4.1 weeks longer
121 The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 4,933 17.4 wks 36.0 wks 51% 3.2 weeks longer
122 The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 3,657 17.4 wks 39.6 wks 52% 2.2 weeks shorter
123 Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 4,933 17.4 wks 41.4 wks 52% 0.8 weeks longer
124 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 5,478 17.5 wks 42.0 wks 51% 1.5 weeks longer
125 University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 9,774 17.5 wks 42.3 wks 51% 1.4 weeks longer
126 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 10,902 17.5 wks 39.9 wks 51% 1.5 weeks longer
127 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 6,037 17.6 wks 46.9 wks 51% 0.9 weeks longer
128 Bolton NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 4,372 17.7 wks 42.0 wks 51% 0.7 weeks shorter
129 Barts Health NHS Trust NHS London 6,006 17.8 wks 46.9 wks 51% 2.3 weeks shorter
130 Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue) Independent South West 676 17.8 wks 31.9 wks 51% 2.4 weeks longer
131 Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 6,658 17.9 wks 45.6 wks 50% 0.4 weeks shorter
132 Whittington Health NHS Trust NHS London 2,606 18.0 wks 31.0 wks 50% 5.5 weeks longer
133 Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust NHS London 8,292 18.1 wks 42.1 wks 50% 0.6 weeks longer
134 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 6,701 18.4 wks 45.3 wks 49% 0.4 weeks longer
135 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 7,261 18.7 wks 45.4 wks 49% 3.0 weeks longer
136 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 4,781 18.7 wks 44.5 wks 48% 1.3 weeks longer
137 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 7,928 18.8 wks 45.4 wks 48% 0.8 weeks longer
138 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust NHS Midlands 7,128 18.8 wks 46.7 wks 48% 1.7 weeks longer
139 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS East of England 3,095 19.6 wks 47.5 wks 47% 0.4 weeks shorter
140 Omnes Healthcare Ltd Independent 112 sites North West 12,275 19.6 wks 46.9 wks 46% 2.9 weeks longer
141 Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 4,779 20.3 wks 42.0 wks 45% 4.3 weeks longer
142 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 9,895 20.5 wks 44.4 wks 44% 2.5 weeks longer
143 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 8,156 21.0 wks 46.9 wks 45% 2.6 weeks longer
144 James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 3,562 21.0 wks 53.7 wks 41% 0.7 weeks shorter
145 East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 9,687 21.2 wks 45.1 wks 43% 2.8 weeks longer
146 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust NHS Midlands 8,448 23.1 wks 48.0 wks 39% 0.1 weeks longer
147 George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust NHS Midlands 2,242 23.4 wks 45.2 wks 40% 0.5 weeks longer
148 Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton Independent South East 1,440 23.5 wks 42.0 wks 29% 5.5 weeks longer
149 Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 7,468 23.9 wks 47.3 wks 39% 3.8 weeks longer
150 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 14,099 24.5 wks 60.3 wks 40% 1.7 weeks shorter
151 Rivers Hospital Independent East of England 180 25.4 wks 40.8 wks 27% 8.1 weeks longer
152 Nuffield Health, Brentwood Hospital Independent East of England 392 25.8 wks 69.4 wks 38% 5.9 weeks longer

152 providers. Independent providers treat NHS patients at no cost to the patient; you can usually ask to be referred to one. Providers reporting one figure for several sites are marked with the number of sites.

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