Skin at Sussex Community Dermatology Service

Sussex Community Dermatology Service dermatology waiting times: most people treated waited 8 to 25 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 7 weeks and 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 86% are within 18 weeks.

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8 to 25weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 5,981 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

Dermatology at Sussex Community Dermatology Service, 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 20247.018.99.1
October 20246.019.89.0
November 20245.823.39.4
December 20245.825.07.3
January 20256.128.28.8
February 20255.127.67.1
March 20254.927.17.2
April 20254.728.16.8
May 20255.727.47.1
June 20255.423.66.1
July 20253.723.26.2
August 20255.324.37.4
September 20256.823.78.1
October 20257.222.68.2
November 20256.623.38.4
December 20256.622.99.4
January 20268.031.011.0
February 20267.532.27.8
March 20266.329.36.1
April 20265.627.36.6
May 20266.528.86.9
June 20266.526.16.1
July 20267.024.06.5
August 20268.425.27.0

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
6 to 35weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 35 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 56 weeks. 1,953 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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