Ears, nose and throat at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Blackburn ear, nose and throat waiting times: most people treated waited 11 to 39 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 7 weeks and 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 79% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 39 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 985 people treated in the month.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Ear, nose and throat at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, 24 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 202428.254.115.2
October 202428.248.814.8
November 202427.851.015.0
December 202427.648.814.5
January 202528.550.014.3
February 202527.149.513.5
March 202523.453.112.0
April 202523.852.912.8
May 202520.847.012.5
June 202519.543.311.3
July 202518.347.010.8
August 202517.851.511.2
September 202516.647.911.0
October 202516.847.010.5
November 202516.253.69.3
December 202515.546.59.4
January 202614.445.39.0
February 202613.046.37.5
March 202611.345.77.3
April 202611.240.47.6
May 202611.343.37.5
June 202610.542.37.4
July 202610.838.17.2
August 202611.138.87.4

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital

Independent hospital, 23.6 miles away

2 to 37weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 37 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 20 weeks. 122 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Beacon Medical Services Group Limited

Independent provider, 24.2 miles away

7 to 24weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 24 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 619 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Fairfield Independent Hospital

Independent hospital, 21 miles away

10 to 21weeks

Half seen within 10 weeks, 9 in 10 within 21 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 64 people treated in the month.

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