16week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 4,059 people on the ear nose and throat list here have been waiting longer than 16 weeks, half less. That is 5 weeks shorter than a year ago.
56%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
40
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
115 / 155
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
5 weeks shorter than a year ago.
Median wait each month, 13 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spire Liverpool Hospital Liverpool | 9 | 6 wks | 10 wks |
| Beacon Medical Services Group Limited Manchester | 43 | 7 wks | 9 wks |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn | 45 | 7 wks | 8 wks |
| Buckshaw Hospital Chorley | 35 | 9 wks | 7 wks |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool | 39 | 11 wks | 5 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting — incomplete pathways at month end — not people already treated.
This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you — your clinician can.