You're waiting for NHS treatment. It's likely to be months. It could be over a year.

Here's what most people don't know.

The same NHS operation can take 8 weeks in one part of the country and 30 weeks in another.

Same treatment. Same free NHS. The only difference is where.

You don't have to travel far. Often there's a quicker hospital within driving distance.

You're allowed to switch. It's called Right to Choose. It's your legal right, it's free, and you keep your place in the queue.

Depending where you live, switching could take 5 to 20 weeks off your wait. For nothing.

Some people save a few weeks. In the busiest areas, it can be twenty.

Switching hospitals is one path. There are other options...

Want to see the real waits - 4 options - for your condition?