Ears, nose and throat at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Queen Elizabeth and University Hospital Lewisham ear, nose and throat waiting times: most people treated waited 26 to 52 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 18 weeks and 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 50% are within 18 weeks.

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26 to 52weeks

Half seen within 26 weeks, 9 in 10 within 52 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 18 weeks, 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 1,171 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 Lewisham and Greenwich 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 202427.258.519.2
October 202427.655.819.9
November 202424.958.619.7
December 202425.455.317.6
January 202519.654.018.2
February 202514.654.619.4
March 202516.556.019.0
April 202514.657.618.6
May 202517.361.418.4
June 202513.659.317.6
July 202516.956.716.8
August 202516.658.817.1
September 202515.053.816.4
October 202517.953.815.4
November 202516.653.715.1
December 202516.153.615.4
January 202617.752.015.1
February 202616.054.115.9
March 202619.454.316.7
April 202625.155.316.3
May 202621.653.617.6
June 202626.453.316.8
July 202626.051.817.5
August 202626.551.918.1

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Epsomedical Group

Independent provider, 18.7 miles away

2 to 14weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 14 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 18 weeks. 108 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital

Independent hospital, 10.4 miles away

3 to 14weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 14 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 30 weeks. 63 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Spire Bushey Hospital

Independent hospital, 18.5 miles away

3 to 29weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 29 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 57 people treated in the month.

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