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45% of the 40,715 people waiting in England in August 2026 had waited over six weeks. 19,565 tests were done in the month. 99 providers with figures, smallest share over six weeks first.
Provider Over six weeks Waiting Done in month Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber 0% 569 321 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, North West 0% 539 487 The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, North West 0% 352 238 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Westminster, London 0% 335 531 Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Runnymede, South East 0% 254 184 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North Tyneside, North East 0% 220 80 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland, North East 0% 205 151 Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Havering, London 0% 185 93 Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Swindon, South West 0% 140 76 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester, East Midlands 0% 138 167 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England 0% 135 188 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn with Darwen, North West 0% 121 89 Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber 0% 106 83 Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Croydon, London 0% 101 159 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber 0% 91 272 Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames, London 0% 88 60 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Stevenage, East of England 0% 75 122 Pioneer Healthcare Limited Free on the NHS Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber 0% 63 113 Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Tameside, North West 0% 44 33 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Wiltshire, South West 0% 204 159 Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Sandwell, West Midlands 1% 380 296 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Knowsley, North West 1% 243 261 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan, North West 3% 38 120 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London 3% 193 193 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Salford, North West 3% 347 317 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London 5% 267 236 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry, West Midlands 5% 975 440 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Luton, East of England 6% 196 127 St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wandsworth, London 7% 363 272 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber 7% 250 314 The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Wolverhampton, West Midlands 7% 583 309 Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, West Midlands 8% 26 30 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Worcester, West Midlands 9% 279 268 Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber 9% 86 71 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford, South East 10% 207 474 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Surrey Heath, South East 10% 261 153 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, City of, South West 12% 407 241 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West 12% 642 661 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Sutton, London 13% 100 190 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Westmorland and Furness, North West 15% 201 156 York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust York, Yorkshire and The Humber 16% 187 159 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Peterborough, East of England 16% 154 129 The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne, North East 18% 379 144 Barts Health NHS Trust Tower Hamlets, London 21% 258 183 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, East of England 21% 464 259 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust 22% 292 116 Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber 22% 58 55 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheltenham, South West 23% 346 232 Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust 23% 70 65 Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dorset, South West 23% 230 112 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber 25% 521 190 Isle of Wight NHS Trust Isle of Wight, South East 25% 177 116 Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Bath and North East Somerset, South West 29% 180 97 Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Walsall, West Midlands 29% 254 174 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester, East of England 31% 567 274 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool, North West 33% 86 32 King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London 33% 916 818 Euxton Hall Hospital Free on the NHS Chorley, North West 33% 27 7 Fitzwilliam Hospital Free on the NHS Peterborough, East of England 33% 24 0 Wye Valley NHS Trust Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands 34% 238 159 Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Exeter, South West 34% 685 326 Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber 34% 198 253 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kensington and Chelsea, London 36% 280 106 Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham, East Midlands 37% 283 212 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands 37% 413 293 Oaklands Hospital Free on the NHS Salford, North West 38% 24 7 University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust 38% 371 180 The Yorkshire Clinic Free on the NHS Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber 38% 21 3 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Worthing, South East 42% 985 247 University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby, East Midlands 44% 1,340 364 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Somerset, South West 46% 332 183 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Watford, East of England 47% 258 282 North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Cumberland, North West 48% 314 87 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber 50% 650 125 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 50% 1,060 375 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Preston, North West 50% 289 318 University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton, South East 50% 1,031 436 Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford, South East 51% 123 126 Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Cornwall, South West 54% 728 239 North Downs Hospital Free on the NHS Tandridge, South East 55% 20 3 East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Canterbury, South East 55% 305 0 East Cheshire NHS Trust Cheshire East, North West 57% 35 0 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Lincoln, East Midlands 58% 1,617 414 Woodland Hospital Free on the NHS North Northamptonshire, East Midlands 59% 121 27 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South Norfolk, East of England 60% 684 227 Woodthorpe Hospital Free on the NHS Gedling, East Midlands 63% 49 2 Fulwood Hall Hospital Free on the NHS Preston, North West 64% 97 1 Glendon Wood Hospital Free on the NHS North Northamptonshire, East Midlands 67% 42 10 Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North Northamptonshire, East Midlands 67% 185 136 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust Harrow, London 68% 56 40 South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesbrough, North East 69% 850 106 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London 72% 1,804 273 Whittington Health NHS Trust Islington, London 73% 907 84 Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) Free on the NHS Reigate and Banstead, South East 78% 40 30 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Brent, London 78% 666 244 Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Portsmouth, South East 83% 1,770 263 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Southend-on-Sea, East of England 88% 1,136 261 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, West Midlands 88% 5,242 824 Park Hill Hospital Free on the NHS Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber 94% 47 0
Providers with fewer than 20 people waiting are not listed.
NHS England figures, August 2026 . Checked for new figures 14 October 2026 . About the data .
Questions people ask How long is the wait for an NHS nerve conduction test? It depends where you are referred. In August 2026, 45% of the 40,715 people waiting for a nerve conduction test in England had waited over six weeks. MID YORKSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST had the smallest share over six weeks among providers with 20 or more people waiting. The six-week figure is what NHS England publishes; it does not publish an average wait for tests.
Can I have my nerve conduction test somewhere quicker? Often, yes. You can ask the person referring you to send the request to a different hospital, or to an independent provider that does the test for the NHS. The table above shows who has the shortest waits. For urgent cases, including suspected cancer, the test is prioritised and these routine figures do not apply.
What does "over six weeks" mean? NHS England's standard is that fewer than 1 in 100 people should wait more than six weeks from the request to the test. The share over six weeks is the simplest measure of how far a hospital is from that standard. 22 of the 99 providers listed meet it this month.
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