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Medical and surgical services for children

Data from Dec 2025 ยท Published 2026-02-13

Total waiting

318,140

Avg. median wait

13.6 weeks

Within 18 weeks

62.4%

Hospitals

124

Hospitals ranked by shortest wait

#1NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST

Other

0.5w

100%

#2HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

1.5w

100%

#3WHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST

London

1.5w

100%

#4EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

2.5w

94.7%

#5ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST

Midlands

3.5w

100%

#6DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST

South East

4.5w

93.2%

#7PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST

Midlands

4.5w

96.8%

#8THE ROYAL MARSDEN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

4.5w

100%

#9MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Other

5.5w

85.6%

#10NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

5.5w

98.3%

#11SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

5.5w

93%

#12STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

5.5w

86.6%

#13BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

5.5w

100%

#14THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

London

6.5w

92%

#15TAMESIDE AND GLOSSOP INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

6.5w

80.3%

#16ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Other

6.5w

86.1%

#17TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

6.5w

86.9%

#18NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

6.5w

85%

#19WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

7.5w

75.9%

#20UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

Midlands

7.5w

78.8%

#21EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

North West

7.5w

80.2%

#22THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

7.5w

98.1%

#23HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

7.5w

90.9%

#24MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

7.5w

91.7%

#25WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

7.5w

78.8%

#26GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

8.5w

74.5%

#27WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Midlands

8.5w

74.3%

#28UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

8.5w

73.7%

#29CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

8.5w

87%

#30BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

8.5w

83.2%

#31NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

8.5w

75.9%

#32DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

8.5w

82.1%

#33THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

9.5w

75.3%

#34SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

9.5w

83.1%

#35LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST

South East

9.5w

85.2%

#36ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

9.5w

86.1%

#37HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

9.5w

76.1%

#38THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, KING'S LYNN, NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

9.5w

74.3%

#39EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

9.5w

77.1%

#40ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

South East

9.5w

79.5%

#41AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

9.5w

76.1%

#42SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

10.5w

66.5%

#43NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

10.5w

70.6%

#44ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

10.5w

74.3%

#45HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

10.5w

70.9%

#46KINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

10.5w

66.1%

#47SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

10.5w

78.4%

#48NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

10.5w

78%

#49THE HILLINGDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

10.5w

73.6%

#50SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

10.5w

71.2%

#51MID YORKSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST

London

10.5w

65.6%

#52GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

10.5w

75.2%

#53NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

10.5w

73.9%

#54EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Midlands

10.5w

81.4%

#55UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

11.5w

66.1%

#56GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

11.5w

65.9%

#57EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

11.5w

69.3%

#58KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

11.5w

70.6%

#59UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

11.5w

69.2%

#60ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

11.5w

64.6%

#61HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

11.5w

64.6%

#62BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

11.5w

70%

#63ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

11.5w

68.6%

#64THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

11.5w

73.1%

#65WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST

Midlands

11.5w

72.6%

#66SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

12.5w

66.1%

#67THE DUDLEY GROUP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

12.5w

64.6%

#68UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST

Midlands

12.5w

64.3%

#69GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

12.5w

65.1%

#70ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

12.5w

71%

#71KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

12.5w

70%

#72DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

12.5w

59.9%

#73SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

12.5w

67.2%

#74SHROPSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS TRUST

Midlands

12.5w

83.8%

#75ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

13.5w

62.7%

#76LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

13.5w

59.3%

#77BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

13.5w

62.6%

#78CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

13.5w

59.2%

#79MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST

South East

13.5w

60.4%

#80COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

13.5w

63.4%

#81WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

13.5w

58.3%

#82WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

13.5w

62.6%

#83CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

13.5w

58.3%

#84SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

13.5w

59.9%

#85BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

14.5w

58.5%

#86CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

14.5w

58.6%

#87UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

14.5w

57.3%

#88IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

14.5w

57.5%

#89OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

14.5w

57%

#90UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

14.5w

57.3%

#91LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

14.5w

63%

#92SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

14.5w

60%

#93BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

14.5w

59.7%

#94UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

15.5w

55.3%

#95UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

Midlands

15.5w

57%

#96ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

15.5w

56.1%

#97NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

15.5w

56%

#98UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

15.5w

57.6%

#99UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

15.5w

55.3%

#100JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

15.5w

54.4%

#101WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

15.5w

54.3%

#102BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

15.5w

56.5%

#103BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

15.5w

56.5%

#104GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

16.5w

53.6%

#105UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST

East of England

16.5w

53.7%

#106WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

16.5w

55.1%

#107ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

16.5w

53.3%

#108CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST

London

16.5w

54.7%

#109BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Other

16.5w

54.4%

#110THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

16.5w

52%

#111BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

London

17.5w

50.2%

#112LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

17.5w

50.9%

#113EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST

Other

17.5w

53.3%

#114THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST

Midlands

18.5w

49.1%

#115MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

19.5w

47.6%

#116NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

19.5w

47.2%

#117NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

20.5w

44.9%

#118UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

South West

21.5w

44.3%

#119MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

21.5w

42.7%

#120LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

23.5w

39.8%

#121MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

26.5w

36.7%

#122FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

27.5w

32.4%

#123SPENCER PRIVATE HOSPITALS LTD

South East

48.5w

0%

#124PIONEER HEALTHCARE LIMITED

South West

52.5w

0%