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Brain & Spine Surgery

Operations on the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

Data from Dec 2025 ยท Published 2026-02-13

Total waiting

59,391

Avg. median wait

14.5 weeks

Within 18 weeks

60.5%

Hospitals

58

Hospitals ranked by shortest wait

#1LONDON INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL

London

1.5w

94.4%

#2PARK HOSPITAL

Midlands

1.5w

90%

#3SLOANE HOSPITAL

South East

1.5w

50%

#4CHELSFIELD PARK HOSPITAL

South East

2.5w

100%

#5HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL

North West

2.5w

100%

#6THORNBURY HOSPITAL

South West

2.5w

100%

#7BEARDWOOD HOSPITAL

North West

4.5w

88.5%

#8WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

4.5w

75%

#9DUCHY HOSPITAL

Midlands

4.5w

100%

#10ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

South East

4.5w

100%

#11SPIRE REGENCY HOSPITAL

Other

6.5w

96.8%

#12MERIDEN HOSPITAL

Midlands

7.5w

91%

#13BLACKHEATH HOSPITAL

South East

7.5w

66.7%

#14SPIRE HARTSWOOD HOSPITAL

East of England

7.5w

100%

#15SPIRE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL

North East and Yorkshire

8.5w

92.5%

#16LANCASTER PRIVATE HOSPITAL

North West

8.5w

75%

#17LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

9.5w

70.7%

#18SPIRE CAMBRIDGE LEA HOSPITAL

East of England

9.5w

71.4%

#19NUFFIELD HEALTH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS HOSPITAL

South East

9.5w

66.7%

#20THE ONE HEALTH GROUP PLC

South West

10.5w

74.9%

#21NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST

Other

10.5w

70.8%

#22THREE SHIRES HOSPITAL

Midlands

10.5w

65.4%

#23SPIRE METHLEY PARK HOSPITAL

London

10.5w

72.7%

#24BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

11.5w

69.7%

#25CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

11.5w

65.7%

#26SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

11.5w

71.1%

#27THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

11.5w

71.6%

#28UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

11.5w

68.5%

#29NUFFIELD HEALTH, PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL

East of England

11.5w

73.4%

#30PIONEER HEALTHCARE LIMITED

South West

11.5w

64.9%

#31THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

12.5w

65.9%

#32KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

12.5w

66.7%

#33OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

12.5w

68.7%

#34NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

12.5w

68.3%

#35CLAREMONT PRIVATE HOSPITAL

South West

12.5w

72.2%

#36MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Other

12.5w

60.4%

#37HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

13.5w

61.5%

#38UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

13.5w

62.7%

#39UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

Midlands

13.5w

63%

#40SPIRE LONDON EAST

London

13.5w

58.4%

#41SPIRE HULL AND EAST RIDING HOSPITAL

Midlands

13.5w

73.1%

#42DORKING HEALTHCARE LIMITED (DHC)

South East

13.5w

64.8%

#43IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

14.5w

64.9%

#44LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

15.5w

54.4%

#45SPIRE FYLDE COAST HOSPITAL

North West

15.5w

64%

#46NUFFIELD HEALTH, CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL

East of England

15.5w

58.1%

#47SPIRE ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL

London

15.5w

66.7%

#48NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

16.5w

52.9%

#49UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

16.5w

54.3%

#50ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

17.5w

51.1%

#51UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

Midlands

18.5w

49.7%

#52UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST

Midlands

19.5w

47.8%

#53BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

London

19.5w

47.9%

#54UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST

East of England

19.5w

45.5%

#55UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

19.5w

47.5%

#56WOODLANDS HOSPITAL

North East and Yorkshire

20.5w

0%

#57UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

23.5w

40.2%

#58MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

25.5w

38%