Brain and spine surgery at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

UCLH (University College) neurosurgery waiting times: most people treated waited 16 to 52 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 40 weeks. 62% are within 18 weeks.

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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

Neurosurgery at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation 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 202420.660.715.9
October 202418.760.516.4
November 202422.158.316.3
December 202418.456.216.3
January 202518.559.316.8
February 202517.959.216.3
March 202518.957.116.0
April 202518.460.415.6
May 202519.157.414.9
June 202520.357.314.8
July 202517.756.715.3
August 202516.460.516.3
September 202521.960.515.9
October 202520.355.016.6
November 202521.256.817.5
December 202521.257.516.1
January 202619.557.415.8
February 202621.654.815.2
March 202622.749.412.8
April 202615.452.412.7
May 202616.954.113.6
June 202617.956.313.5
July 202618.555.413.1
August 202615.952.313.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Nuffield Health, Brentwood Hospital

Independent hospital, 20.5 miles away

10 to 23weeks

Half seen within 10 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 15 weeks, 9 in 10 under 48 weeks. 23 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
13 to 48weeks

Half seen within 13 weeks, 9 in 10 within 48 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 14 weeks, 9 in 10 under 39 weeks. 370 people treated in the month.

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

This page as JSON. Neurosurgery waiting times at every hospital in England.

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