16week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 5,785 people on the other: surgical services list here have been waiting longer than 16 weeks, half less. That is 2 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 5 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty.
54%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
44
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
124 / 132
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London | 66 | 1 wks | 15 wks |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London | 71 | 2 wks | 14 wks |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone | 33 | 6 wks | 11 wks |
| East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust St. Leonards-on-Sea | 43 | 7 wks | 10 wks |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust Gillingham | 31 | 7 wks | 9 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.