Seen Sooner

Waiting times/Oral Surgery/East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Oral Surgery waiting times at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

25week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 4,571 people on the oral surgery list here have been waiting longer than 25 weeks, half less. That is 4 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 8 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty.

34%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

51

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

110 / 112

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

4 weeks longer than a year ago.

Median wait each month, 13 months to June 2026.

How the queue is spread

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard — 62% of this queue is already past it.

Treating sooner nearby

Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.

ProviderMilesMedianSooner by
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Romford558 wks18 wks
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London688 wks18 wks
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London719 wks17 wks
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London7011 wks14 wks
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames7511 wks14 wks
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Straight answers

About this figure

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