NHS waiting time data, free to cite
We hold hospital-level NHS waiting times for every trust in England, derived from NHS England referral-to-treatment data. The figures below are free to quote with attribution. If you need a cut we do not publish, ask — we will usually run it the same day.
Source data last refreshed 16 October 2026. Figures recalculate on every page load.
The widest gaps in England
For each specialty, the difference between the fastest and slowest NHS hospital currently reporting. This is the comparison patients are legally entitled to act on and the one no official source publishes in a single table.
| Specialty | Fastest | Slowest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal100 providers | 3w | 90w | 87w |
| Neurology92 providers | 6w | 79w | 73w |
| Rheumatology110 providers | 4w | 69w | 65w |
| General Medicine29 providers | 1w | 61w | 60w |
| Paediatric Surgery59 providers | 3w | 61w | 58w |
| Renal65 providers | 4w | 56w | 52w |
| Spinal Surgery79 providers | 3w | 54w | 51w |
| Urology185 providers | 5w | 50w | 45w |
How to cite
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ShorterWait, NHS hospital waiting times, 16 October 2026. shorterwait.org/data. Derived from NHS England referral-to-treatment data, Open Government Licence v3.0.
What we can provide
- Waiting times for any named NHS trust, across every specialty it reports
- Regional breakdowns, and the gap between best and worst provider in any region
- Sub-specialty splits where NHS England reports them separately — colorectal, upper GI and hepatobiliary are distinct from general surgery, for example
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- Comment from Dr Oluwatosin Taiwo, a practising NHS GP partner, on what the figures mean for patients
Press and data requests
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info@ophealth.coOr start with the hospital search and the specialty pages, which carry the same figures broken down by trust.
Underlying data is NHS England referral-to-treatment data, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ShorterWait is a product of Olympus Premium Health Limited. We are not affiliated with NHS England. Figures describe published waiting times and are not medical advice.