NHS General Medicine 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.
13w
Avg treatment wait
1w
Shortest wait
61w
Longest wait
29
Hospitals reporting
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Shortest General Medicine waits in England
| # | Hospital | Region | Avg treatment wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | South Tees | North East & Yorkshire | 1w |
| 02 | North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust | North West | 2w |
| 03 | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Midlands | 2w |
| 04 | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | Midlands | 2w |
| 05 | Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | North East & Yorkshire | 3w |
| 06 | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King`s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust | East of England | 3w |
| 07 | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | East of England | 5w |
| 08 | King`s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | London | 5w |
| 09 | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | North West | 6w |
| 10 | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | North West | 8w |
Average General Medicine wait by region
Your right to choose a General Medicine 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 General Medicine 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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