NHS Orthodontics 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.
23w
Avg treatment wait
4w
Shortest wait
42w
Longest wait
65
Hospitals reporting
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Shortest Orthodontics waits in England
| # | Hospital | Region | Avg treatment wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust | North East & Yorkshire | 4w |
| 02 | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | North West | 6w |
| 03 | Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust | South West | 6w |
| 04 | Guy’s and St Thomas` NHS Foundation Trust | London | 8w |
| 05 | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | South East | 8w |
| 06 | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | Midlands | 9w |
| 07 | The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | Midlands | 10w |
| 08 | Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | South West | 10w |
| 09 | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | North West | 12w |
| 10 | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | London | 12w |
Average Orthodontics wait by region
Your right to choose a Orthodontics 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 Orthodontics 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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