ShortestWait

Other mental health waiting times by hospital

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

This group collects smaller specialties, including psychiatry, mental health, psychology, eating disorders, camhs.

England median wait
8.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
25.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
82%
People waiting
3,361

Shortest other mental health 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 9.9 weeks to 8.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20268.4 wks
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MonthEngland
August 20268.4
July 20268.3
June 20268.7
May 20269.3
April 20268.7
March 20268.2
February 20267.9
January 20269.3
December 20259.9
November 20259.4
October 202510.2
September 202512.3
August 202510.8
July 202510
June 20259.5
May 20259.6
April 20259.9
March 20258.6
February 20259.6
January 20259.1
December 20248.9
November 20248
October 20249.3
September 20249.9

hospitals ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 187 4.5 wks 12.7 wks 98% 0.1 weeks longer
2 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 88 4.7 wks 25.0 wks 89% 0.4 weeks longer
3 Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 50 6.0 wks 22.0 wks 88% 5.5 weeks shorter
4 Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 162 6.9 wks 19.0 wks 91% 2.8 weeks longer
5 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 884 7.6 wks 23.0 wks 86% 1.8 weeks shorter
6 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 88 7.7 wks 15.5 wks 97% 1.0 weeks longer
7 Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 702 8.7 wks 18.0 wks 92% 0.9 weeks shorter
8 County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 823 11.7 wks 30.5 wks 66% 0.1 weeks shorter
9 Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 110 28.5 wks 43.2 wks 30% 7.8 weeks longer

9 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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