Ear, nose and throat waiting times in England

Ear, nose and throat waiting times at every NHS and independent provider in England. Ears, nose and throat: hearing, sinuses, tonsils. 146 hospitals and providers with figures, shortest treated wait first, and 21 more with too few patients to show.


The Living Care GroupFree on the NHS Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber	1 to 2 weeks	1 to 2 weeks	100%
Epsomedical GroupFree on the NHS Elmbridge, South East	2 to 14 weeks	4 to 18 weeks	91%
Spire Fylde Coast HospitalFree on the NHS Blackpool, North West	2 to 37 weeks	4 to 20 weeks	90%
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust New Forest, South East	3 to 6 weeks	4 to 13 weeks	98%
Nuffield Health Highgate HospitalFree on the NHS Haringey, London	3 to 14 weeks	9 to 30 weeks	74%
Spire Bushey HospitalFree on the NHS Hertsmere, East of England	3 to 29 weeks	4 to 15 weeks	96%
Spire Harpenden HospitalFree on the NHS St Albans, East of England	3 to 30 weeks	4 to 12 weeks	100%
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Bath and North East Somerset, South West	3 to 51 weeks	15 to 38 weeks	61%
Rsa (Athena Surgical Centre)Free on the NHS Milton Keynes, South East	4 to 6 weeks	4 to 10 weeks	100%
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading, South East	4 to 16 weeks	12 to 29 weeks	72%
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Mid Sussex, South East	4 to 17 weeks	9 to 30 weeks	76%
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys PortsmouthFree on the NHS Portsmouth, South East	5 to 13 weeks	8 to 24 weeks	85%
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London	5 to 29 weeks	5 to 17 weeks	94%
Benenden HospitalFree on the NHS Tunbridge Wells, South East	6 to 21 weeks	8 to 33 weeks	80%
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton, South East	6 to 39 weeks	14 to 49 weeks	58%
Beacon Medical Services Group LimitedFree on the NHS Manchester, North West	7 to 24 weeks	6 to 15 weeks	98%
Whittington Health NHS Trust Islington, London	7 to 35 weeks	18 to 31 weeks	50%
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames, London	7 to 43 weeks	13 to 31 weeks	64%
Nuffield Health the Holly HospitalFree on the NHS Epping Forest, East of England	7 to 43 weeks	15 to 46 weeks	51%
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber	7 to 64 weeks	15 to 48 weeks	57%
The Hamptons Hospital LtdFree on the NHS Peterborough, East of England	8 to 30 weeks	6 to 25 weeks	85%
Practice Plus Group Hospital - IlfordFree on the NHS Redbridge, London	8 to 36 weeks	6 to 34 weeks	81%
Spire Liverpool HospitalFree on the NHS Liverpool, North West	8 to 39 weeks	5 to 15 weeks	99%
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland, North East	9 to 28 weeks	9 to 24 weeks	82%
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Stockport, North West	9 to 44 weeks	14 to 35 weeks	58%
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basingstoke and Deane, South East	9 to 45 weeks	13 to 38 weeks	65%
Spire Cheshire HospitalFree on the NHS Warrington, North West	9 to 46 weeks	3 to 12 weeks	99%
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Somerset, South West	9 to 47 weeks	16 to 45 weeks	54%
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London	9 to 48 weeks	14 to 39 weeks	61%
Fairfield Independent HospitalFree on the NHS St. Helens, North West	10 to 21 weeks	4 to 19 weeks	90%
Communitas ClinicsFree on the NHS Croydon, London	10 to 23 weeks	14 to 30 weeks	68%
Isle of Wight NHS Trust Isle of Wight, South East	10 to 35 weeks	11 to 27 weeks	68%
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber	10 to 37 weeks	15 to 32 weeks	57%
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber	10 to 39 weeks	14 to 34 weeks	62%
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, City of, South West	10 to 43 weeks	12 to 35 weeks	66%
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Westmorland and Furness, North West	10 to 48 weeks	11 to 37 weeks	70%
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands	10 to 56 weeks	15 to 49 weeks	56%
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Watford, East of England	10 to 60 weeks	20 to 48 weeks	47%
Spire Hull and East Riding HospitalFree on the NHS East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber	11 to 24 weeks	11 to 29 weeks	72%
University of Southampton Auditory Implant ServiceFree on the NHS Southampton, South East	11 to 38 weeks	9 to 41 weeks	75%
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn with Darwen, North West	11 to 39 weeks	7 to 28 weeks	79%
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Surrey Heath, South East	11 to 42 weeks	13 to 32 weeks	64%
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne, North East	12 to 34 weeks	11 to 28 weeks	73%
The Yorkshire ClinicFree on the NHS Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber	12 to 35 weeks	9 to 31 weeks	76%
Beardwood HospitalFree on the NHS Blackburn with Darwen, North West	12 to 36 weeks	7 to 17 weeks	94%
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Walsall, West Midlands	12 to 41 weeks	12 to 29 weeks	69%
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Knowsley, North West	12 to 43 weeks	14 to 41 weeks	59%
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West	12 to 47 weeks	16 to 39 weeks	56%
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Hackney, London	12 to 48 weeks	11 to 41 weeks	66%
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber	12 to 48 weeks	15 to 46 weeks	57%
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Luton, East of England	12 to 51 weeks	17 to 45 weeks	53%
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, North West	12 to 51 weeks	15 to 39 weeks	58%
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Harlow, East of England	12 to 54 weeks	12 to 39 weeks	69%
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber	12 to 54 weeks	11 to 40 weeks	68%
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Croydon, London	12 to 61 weeks	16 to 48 weeks	54%
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons GreenFree on the NHS South Gloucestershire, South West	13 to 32 weeks	9 to 18 weeks	92%
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Cornwall, South West	13 to 41 weeks	11 to 29 weeks	75%
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London	13 to 43 weeks	12 to 36 weeks	66%
Springfield HospitalFree on the NHS Chelmsford, East of England	13 to 43 weeks	13 to 31 weeks	65%
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wandsworth, London	13 to 43 weeks	15 to 37 weeks	57%
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheshire East, North West	13 to 44 weeks	13 to 33 weeks	62%
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Hastings, South East	13 to 45 weeks	14 to 38 weeks	61%
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Portsmouth, South East	13 to 59 weeks	16 to 47 weeks	56%
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Great Yarmouth, East of England	13 to 71 weeks	21 to 54 weeks	41%
Woodlands HospitalFree on the NHS Darlington, North East	14 to 18 weeks	11 to 24 weeks	83%
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber	14 to 42 weeks	13 to 33 weeks	64%
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Sutton, London	14 to 43 weeks	11 to 28 weeks	74%
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Shropshire, West Midlands	14 to 46 weeks	15 to 39 weeks	60%
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool, North West	14 to 47 weeks	12 to 33 weeks	70%
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Westminster, London	14 to 48 weeks	13 to 37 weeks	62%
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South Norfolk, East of England	14 to 49 weeks	13 to 39 weeks	67%
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesbrough, North East	14 to 49 weeks	16 to 41 weeks	55%
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford, South East	14 to 59 weeks	19 to 45 weeks	49%
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Tameside, North West	15 to 39 weeks	13 to 33 weeks	62%
Spencer Private Hospitals LtdFree on the NHS Dover, South East	15 to 41 weeks	16 to 38 weeks	59%
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Worthing, South East	15 to 54 weeks	21 to 47 weeks	45%
Clementine Churchill HospitalFree on the NHS Harrow, London	16 to 20 weeks	7 to 15 weeks	100%
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Shropshire, West Midlands	16 to 38 weeks	16 to 31 weeks	57%
Inhealth LimitedFree on the NHS Buckinghamshire, South East	16 to 39 weeks	6 to 24 weeks	82%
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Cumberland, North West	16 to 39 weeks	13 to 32 weeks	63%
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Preston, North West	16 to 42 weeks	14 to 31 weeks	66%
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield, East Midlands	16 to 43 weeks	11 to 33 weeks	71%
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Warrington, North West	16 to 44 weeks	16 to 38 weeks	54%
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Exeter, South West	16 to 47 weeks	17 to 41 weeks	52%
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust West Suffolk, East of England	16 to 47 weeks	14 to 37 weeks	64%
Wye Valley NHS Trust Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands	16 to 48 weeks	15 to 39 weeks	60%
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Ashfield, East Midlands	16 to 50 weeks	13 to 38 weeks	63%
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, East of England	16 to 56 weeks	16 to 45 weeks	55%
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester, East Midlands	16 to 57 weeks	19 to 47 weeks	48%
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, West Midlands	17 to 44 weeks	13 to 34 weeks	68%
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber	17 to 46 weeks	16 to 39 weeks	56%
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Wiltshire, South West	17 to 50 weeks	15 to 39 weeks	57%
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby, East Midlands	17 to 51 weeks	17 to 42 weeks	51%
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Peterborough, East of England	17 to 52 weeks	17 to 39 weeks	54%
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Bolton, North West	17 to 58 weeks	18 to 42 weeks	51%
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Havering, London	18 to 53 weeks	14 to 46 weeks	63%
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Reigate and Banstead, South East	18 to 57 weeks	15 to 42 weeks	58%
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Darlington, North East	19 to 37 weeks	12 to 29 weeks	70%
East Cheshire NHS Trust Cheshire East, North West	19 to 40 weeks	13 to 39 weeks	62%
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham, East Midlands	19 to 54 weeks	16 to 42 weeks	56%
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber	19 to 56 weeks	18 to 45 weeks	49%
Medway NHS Foundation Trust Medway, South East	20 to 32 weeks	13 to 29 weeks	67%
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber	20 to 45 weeks	14 to 36 weeks	65%
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Wirral, North West	20 to 49 weeks	17 to 40 weeks	52%
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Swindon, South West	20 to 56 weeks	15 to 45 weeks	59%
Modality LLPFree on the NHS Wolverhampton, West Midlands	20 to 58 weeks	10 to 36 weeks	73%
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North Northamptonshire, East Midlands	21 to 43 weeks	14 to 31 weeks	65%
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dorset, South West	21 to 48 weeks	15 to 41 weeks	57%
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, North West	22 to 55 weeks	18 to 47 weeks	51%
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Salford, North West	22 to 59 weeks	16 to 43 weeks	55%
Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue)Free on the NHS Bath and North East Somerset, South West	23 to 37 weeks	18 to 32 weeks	51%
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Cheshire West and Chester, North West	23 to 45 weeks	13 to 28 weeks	66%
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Lincoln, East Midlands	23 to 48 weeks	20 to 44 weeks	44%
Claremont Private HospitalFree on the NHS Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber	23 to 53 weeks	16 to 41 weeks	54%
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Milton Keynes, South East	23 to 53 weeks	20 to 42 weeks	45%
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Worcester, West Midlands	23 to 56 weeks	19 to 45 weeks	48%
Barts Health NHS Trust Tower Hamlets, London	23 to 59 weeks	18 to 47 weeks	51%
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheltenham, South West	25 to 44 weeks	16 to 36 weeks	56%
Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc)Free on the NHS Reigate and Banstead, South East	25 to 45 weeks	12 to 39 weeks	63%
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford, South East	25 to 50 weeks	15 to 38 weeks	58%
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone, South East	26 to 44 weeks	17 to 36 weeks	53%
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Buckinghamshire, South East	26 to 46 weeks	14 to 32 weeks	62%
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Lewisham, London	26 to 52 weeks	18 to 42 weeks	50%
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Stevenage, East of England	26 to 53 weeks	16 to 40 weeks	55%
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust York, Yorkshire and The Humber	26 to 53 weeks	16 to 40 weeks	55%
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Canterbury, South East	26 to 58 weeks	21 to 45 weeks	43%
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry, West Midlands	26 to 63 weeks	23 to 48 weeks	39%
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester, East of England	27 to 52 weeks	18 to 40 weeks	51%
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Wolverhampton, West Midlands	27 to 54 weeks	17 to 43 weeks	53%
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London	27 to 56 weeks	17 to 40 weeks	54%
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Brent, London	27 to 58 weeks	13 to 43 weeks	62%
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber	28 to 42 weeks	13 to 32 weeks	64%
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England	28 to 51 weeks	14 to 39 weeks	58%
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber	28 to 60 weeks	18 to 46 weeks	50%
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan, North West	28 to 65 weeks	19 to 44 weeks	48%
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Runnymede, South East	29 to 57 weeks	15 to 44 weeks	59%
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Warwick, West Midlands	30 to 46 weeks	15 to 34 weeks	59%
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Hillingdon, London	31 to 50 weeks	17 to 40 weeks	52%
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Dudley, West Midlands	33 to 44 weeks	17 to 36 weeks	51%
Practice Plus Group Hospital - SouthamptonFree on the NHS Southampton, South East	33 to 48 weeks	23 to 42 weeks	29%
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kensington and Chelsea, London	38 to 55 weeks	17 to 42 weeks	51%
Omnes Healthcare LtdFree on the NHS Salford, North West	39 to 55 weeks	20 to 47 weeks	46%
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Sandwell, West Midlands	43 to 56 weeks	24 to 47 weeks	39%
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Southend-on-Sea, East of England	46 to 71 weeks	24 to 60 weeks	40%
Nuffield Health, Brentwood HospitalFree on the NHS Brentwood, East of England	48 to 79 weeks	26 to 69 weeks	38%
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Nuneaton and Bedworth, West Midlands	49 to 57 weeks	23 to 45 weeks	40%
Beaumont HospitalFree on the NHS Bolton, North West	Too few patients to show
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, West Midlands	Too few patients to show
Buckshaw HospitalFree on the NHS South Ribble, North West	Too few patients to show
Circle Reading HospitalFree on the NHS Reading, South East	Too few patients to show
Droitwich Spa HospitalFree on the NHS Wychavon, West Midlands	Too few patients to show
Euxton Hall HospitalFree on the NHS Chorley, North West	Too few patients to show
KIMS Hospital (Newnham Court)Free on the NHS Maidstone, South East	Too few patients to show
MedeferFree on the NHS Westminster, London	Too few patients to show
Nuffield Health Parkside HospitalFree on the NHS Merton, London	Too few patients to show
Nuffield Health, Tees HospitalFree on the NHS Stockton-on-Tees, North East	Too few patients to show
Oaks HospitalFree on the NHS Colchester, East of England	Too few patients to show
One Ashford HospitalFree on the NHS Ashford, South East	Too few patients to show
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton MalletFree on the NHS Somerset, South West	Too few patients to show
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - DevizesFree on the NHS Wiltshire, South West	Too few patients to show
Renacres HospitalFree on the NHS West Lancashire, North West	Too few patients to show
Rivers HospitalFree on the NHS East Hertfordshire, East of England	Too few patients to show
Spire Clare Park HospitalFree on the NHS Hart, South East	Too few patients to show
Spire Regency HospitalFree on the NHS Cheshire East, North West	Too few patients to show
Spire St Anthony's HospitalFree on the NHS Sutton, London	Too few patients to show
Tetbury Hospital Trust LtdFree on the NHS Cotswold, South West	Too few patients to show
Winfield HospitalFree on the NHS Gloucester, South West	Too few patients to show

NHS England figures, August 2026. Checked for new figures 14 October 2026. About the data.

Questions people ask

How long is the NHS waiting list for ear, nose and throat?

It depends on the hospital. In August 2026, at a typical hospital half of the people treated for ear, nose and throat had waited under 15 weeks. The shortest treated wait in England was at The Living Care Group, where half were treated within 1 weeks. The table above covers every provider with figures.

Is the ear, nose and throat waiting list getting shorter?

Every hospital page for ear, nose and throat on this site has a trend chart covering up to 24 months of NHS England figures, so you can see whether the wait at that hospital is rising or falling. National figures are updated about two months after each month ends.

What does ear, nose and throat cover?

Ears, nose and throat: hearing, sinuses, tonsils. NHS England collects waiting times by specialty, not by operation, so a knee replacement and a fracture clinic appointment sit in the same figure.