NHS Breast Waiting Times
Compare treatment waiting times across all NHS hospitals in England. Find a shorter wait and exercise your legal right to patient choice. Free to use.
4w
Avg treatment wait
1w
Shortest wait
19w
Longest wait
111
Hospitals reporting
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Shortest Breast waits in England
| # | Hospital | Region | Avg treatment wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | East of England | 1w |
| 02 | Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | Midlands | 2w |
| 03 | The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | East of England | 2w |
| 04 | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | Midlands | 2w |
| 05 | Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | North East & Yorkshire | 2w |
| 06 | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | North West | 2w |
| 07 | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King`s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust | East of England | 2w |
| 08 | Medway NHS Foundation Trust | South East | 2w |
| 09 | Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | London | 2w |
| 10 | University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | South West | 2w |
Average Breast wait by region
Your right to choose a Breast hospital
Under the NHS Constitution and the Health Act 2009, you have a legal right to choose which NHS or NHS-commissioned independent sector provider sees you for your first outpatient Breast appointment.
Your GP must refer you via the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) and offer you at least five choices. If you have already been referred to a hospital with a long wait, you can ask your GP to re-refer you to a provider with a shorter wait. This is entirely within your rights.
Research shows the average extra distance to a significantly shorter wait is just 13 miles.
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