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NHS Ear, Nose and Throat 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.

20w

Avg treatment wait

6w

Shortest wait

44w

Longest wait

149

Hospitals reporting

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Shortest Ear, Nose and Throat waits in England

Your right to choose a Ear, Nose and Throat 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 Ear, Nose and Throat 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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