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Ear, Nose & Throat

Hearing problems, tonsils, sinuses, and throat conditions

Data from Dec 2025 ยท Published 2026-02-13

Total waiting

591,034

Avg. median wait

17.6 weeks

Within 18 weeks

52.5%

Hospitals

171

Hospitals ranked by shortest wait

#1HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

2.5w

100%

#2RIDGEWAY HOSPITAL

South West

2.5w

100%

#3TETBURY HOSPITAL TRUST LTD

South West

3.5w

100%

#4NUFFIELD HEALTH THE HOLLY HOSPITAL

London

4.5w

97.4%

#5SPIRE CHESHIRE HOSPITAL

Other

4.5w

98.8%

#6SPIRE FYLDE COAST HOSPITAL

North West

4.5w

83.6%

#7SPIRE HARPENDEN HOSPITAL

London

4.5w

100%

#8SPIRE LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL

Other

5.5w

99.3%

#9KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

5.5w

93.9%

#10EPSOMEDICAL GROUP

South East

5.5w

95.4%

#11BEACON MEDICAL SERVICES GROUP LIMITED

North West

5.5w

91%

#12SPIRE BUSHEY HOSPITAL

London

5.5w

100%

#13KIMS HOSPITAL (NEWNHAM COURT)

South East

5.5w

96.6%

#14EUXTON HALL HOSPITAL

North West

5.5w

78.6%

#15CHELSFIELD PARK HOSPITAL

South East

5.5w

87.5%

#16PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - ILFORD

London

6.5w

92.9%

#17WOODLANDS HOSPITAL

North East and Yorkshire

6.5w

81.8%

#18BEARDWOOD HOSPITAL

North West

6.5w

93.3%

#19NUFFIELD HEALTH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS HOSPITAL

South East

6.5w

100%

#20INHEALTH LIMITED

Other

7.5w

87.8%

#21QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

7.5w

82.3%

#22BUCKSHAW HOSPITAL

North West

8.5w

74.8%

#23CLEMENTINE CHURCHILL HOSPITAL

South East

8.5w

99.3%

#24ISIGHT

Other

8.5w

89.4%

#25NUFFIELD HEALTH HIGHGATE HOSPITAL

London

8.5w

79.7%

#26SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

9.5w

78%

#27EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

North West

9.5w

74.8%

#28ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Other

9.5w

76.1%

#29SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL

East of England

9.5w

81.1%

#30DORKING HEALTHCARE LIMITED (DHC)

South East

9.5w

76.8%

#31PRACTICE PLUS GROUP SURGICAL CENTRE - ST MARYS PORTSMOUTH

Midlands

9.5w

86.3%

#32FAIRFIELD INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL

Other

9.5w

74.4%

#33BEAUMONT HOSPITAL

North West

9.5w

81.5%

#34ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

10.5w

79.5%

#35THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

10.5w

66.7%

#36TAMESIDE AND GLOSSOP INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

10.5w

76.7%

#37UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON AUDITORY IMPLANT SERVICE

Midlands

10.5w

65.3%

#38RENACRES HOSPITAL

North West

10.5w

70.7%

#39THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

11.5w

70.3%

#40COMMUNITAS CLINICS

London

11.5w

61.2%

#41HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

11.5w

72.7%

#42SULIS HOSPITAL BATH (FOXCOTE AVENUE)

South West

11.5w

68%

#43PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - EMERSONS GREEN

Other

11.5w

75%

#44RIVERS HOSPITAL

London

11.5w

72.9%

#45WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

12.5w

62.1%

#46BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

12.5w

65.4%

#47HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

12.5w

61.9%

#48PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - SHEPTON MALLET

South West

12.5w

63.5%

#49CLAREMONT PRIVATE HOSPITAL

South West

12.5w

74.5%

#50OAKS HOSPITAL

East of England

12.5w

60.8%

#51UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

13.5w

61.2%

#52UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST

East of England

13.5w

62.7%

#53ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

13.5w

59.3%

#54COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

13.5w

63.8%

#55EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

13.5w

63.3%

#56AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

13.5w

63.3%

#57THE YORKSHIRE CLINIC

London

13.5w

65.3%

#58OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

North West

14.5w

62.9%

#59IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

14.5w

58.2%

#60MID YORKSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST

London

14.5w

57.6%

#61BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

14.5w

61.3%

#62UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

14.5w

58.1%

#63NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

14.5w

59.6%

#64ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

14.5w

57.8%

#65BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Other

14.5w

60.5%

#66UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

14.5w

61.5%

#67SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

14.5w

59%

#68SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

14.5w

60.7%

#69UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

14.5w

59.6%

#70THE HAMPTONS HOSPITAL LTD

East of England

14.5w

63.4%

#71BENENDEN HOSPITAL

South East

14.5w

55.6%

#72ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

15.5w

56.5%

#73UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

15.5w

55.8%

#74LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST

South East

15.5w

56.3%

#75NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

15.5w

54.6%

#76MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Other

15.5w

56.1%

#77UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

15.5w

55.9%

#78NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

15.5w

54.6%

#79UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

15.5w

54.4%

#80EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Midlands

15.5w

57%

#81EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE NHS TRUST

London

15.5w

56%

#82MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

15.5w

55.8%

#83CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

15.5w

57.6%

#84GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

15.5w

54.8%

#85THE DUDLEY GROUP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

15.5w

56.1%

#86STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

15.5w

55.9%

#87BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

15.5w

56.9%

#88BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

15.5w

56.9%

#89ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

15.5w

56.4%

#90LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

15.5w

55.1%

#91TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

15.5w

54.9%

#92KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

15.5w

54.4%

#93SPIRE HULL AND EAST RIDING HOSPITAL

Midlands

15.5w

58.7%

#94SPIRE REGENCY HOSPITAL

Other

15.5w

97.4%

#95BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

16.5w

54.5%

#96SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

16.5w

53.1%

#97OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

16.5w

53.4%

#98MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST

South East

16.5w

54.4%

#99SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

16.5w

53.4%

#100GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

16.5w

53.4%

#101MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

16.5w

53.5%

#102UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

Midlands

16.5w

53.1%

#103GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

16.5w

53.9%

#104WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

16.5w

53.7%

#105WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST

Midlands

16.5w

52%

#106SHROPSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS TRUST

Midlands

16.5w

54.7%

#107SPENCER PRIVATE HOSPITALS LTD

South East

16.5w

54.4%

#108WINFIELD HOSPITAL

South West

16.5w

60%

#109NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

17.5w

51%

#110FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

17.5w

52.6%

#111DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

17.5w

51.8%

#112MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

17.5w

51.7%

#113WHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST

London

17.5w

50.5%

#114DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

17.5w

50.7%

#115ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

17.5w

51%

#116EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST

Other

17.5w

50.5%

#117PRACTICE PLUS GROUP SURGICAL CENTRE - DEVIZES

South West

17.5w

52.2%

#118MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

18.5w

49.8%

#119UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

South West

18.5w

49%

#120CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

18.5w

48.9%

#121NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

18.5w

49.5%

#122SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

18.5w

50%

#123HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

18.5w

49.9%

#124SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

18.5w

49.3%

#125WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Midlands

18.5w

49.3%

#126THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

18.5w

48.4%

#127CIRCLE READING HOSPITAL

Other

18.5w

47.9%

#128DROITWICH SPA HOSPITAL

Midlands

18.5w

48.9%

#129SPIRE CLARE PARK HOSPITAL

South West

18.5w

41.7%

#130NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

19.5w

47.3%

#131UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

19.5w

48.7%

#132YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

19.5w

45.8%

#133EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

19.5w

46.9%

#134BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

19.5w

46.9%

#135LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

19.5w

47.6%

#136ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

19.5w

47.5%

#137ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST

Midlands

19.5w

48%

#138CLIFTON PARK HOSPITAL

Midlands

19.5w

0%

#139EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

20.5w

45.4%

#140PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST

Midlands

20.5w

45.5%

#141BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

London

20.5w

46%

#142UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

Midlands

20.5w

44.3%

#143LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

20.5w

45%

#144WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

20.5w

46.4%

#145KINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

20.5w

44.9%

#146CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

20.5w

45.2%

#147SPIRE ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL

London

20.5w

25.9%

#148HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

21.5w

44.2%

#149WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

21.5w

44.3%

#150THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, KING'S LYNN, NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

21.5w

43.5%

#151WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

21.5w

43.2%

#152PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - SOUTHAMPTON

Midlands

21.5w

39.7%

#153WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

22.5w

42.2%

#154SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

22.5w

41.5%

#155NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

22.5w

42.7%

#156UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST

Midlands

23.5w

40.4%

#157THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST

Midlands

23.5w

34.7%

#158GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

23.5w

40%

#159LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

24.5w

40.2%

#160CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

24.5w

39.1%

#161MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

25.5w

35.7%

#162CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST

London

25.5w

39.2%

#163COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

26.5w

37%

#164JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

26.5w

35.7%

#165GLENDON WOOD HOSPITAL

Midlands

26.5w

0%

#166THE HILLINGDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

30.5w

28.6%

#167BLACKHEATH HOSPITAL

South East

30.5w

0%

#168THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

London

31.5w

27.8%

#169BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

32.5w

0%

#170PIONEER HEALTHCARE LIMITED

South West

50.5w

1.8%

#171NUFFIELD HEALTH, GUILDFORD HOSPITAL

South East

104.5w

0%