Skin at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Watford General dermatology waiting times: most people treated waited 8 to 26 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 9 weeks and 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 82% 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

Dermatology at West Hertfordshire Teaching 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 202413.746.115.8
October 202411.439.916.3
November 202415.145.114.5
December 20249.737.213.4
January 202511.637.613.5
February 202511.834.712.5
March 20256.131.79.8
April 20256.434.19.2
May 20258.235.78.9
June 20258.829.97.4
July 20258.826.47.2
August 20256.524.28.3
September 20259.129.09.2
October 202510.628.68.9
November 202511.227.09.2
December 20258.626.311.3
January 202614.329.610.8
February 202613.829.810.0
March 202612.128.98.4
April 202610.828.89.2
May 202611.626.710.4
June 202611.127.99.5
July 20268.726.08.9
August 20268.126.39.4

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
2 to 13weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 13 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 20 weeks. 397 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
2 to 29weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 29 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 437 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
3 to 16weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 16 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 21 weeks. 316 people treated in the month.

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

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