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NHS waiting times, and what you can do about them

Real NHS waiting-time data, for your own hospital, updated monthly: not national averages. We're independent: no hospital or insurer pays us, so we'll tell you when waiting or switching hospitals for free is your best move, not just when paying is.

Get your free wait-or-pay dashboard for your treatment: the faster hospitals near you and every option, compared.

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Waiting times by condition

The real NHS wait for your condition, at your hospital, plus your three routes through it.

Knee replacement waiting times
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Hip replacement waiting times
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Meniscus surgery waiting times
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Sciatica waiting times
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Rotator cuff surgery waiting times
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Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times
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Tonsillectomy waiting times
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Adenoid removal waiting times
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Glue ear waiting times
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Sinus surgery waiting times
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Nasal polyp removal waiting times
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Deviated septum surgery waiting times
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Hernia surgery (inguinal) waiting times
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Umbilical hernia repair waiting times
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Gallbladder removal waiting times
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Haemorrhoid treatment waiting times
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Heavy periods waiting times
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Fibroid removal waiting times
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Ovarian cyst removal waiting times
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Endometriosis surgery waiting times
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Prolapse repair waiting times
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Hysterectomy waiting times
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Cataract surgery waiting times
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Enlarged prostate treatment waiting times
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Digestive problems waiting times
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Heart problems waiting times
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ACL reconstruction waiting times
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Hearing loss treatment waiting times
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Snoring and sleep apnoea waiting times
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Slipped disc treatment waiting times
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Polymyalgia rheumatica waiting times
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Plantar fasciitis treatment waiting times
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Tennis elbow treatment waiting times
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Frozen shoulder treatment waiting times
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Bunion surgery waiting times
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IBS treatment waiting times
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Acid reflux treatment waiting times
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Spinal stenosis treatment waiting times
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Trigger finger treatment waiting times
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Achilles tendinopathy treatment waiting times
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Back pain treatment waiting times
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All conditions
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Your options explained

The honest questions: sourced to the NHS, Department of Health, and BMA.

League tables

Every English NHS trust ranked by waiting time, by speciality, and honest about what the ranking does and doesn't mean.

How long will you really wait, and how could you go sooner?

Your free dashboard compares all four paths for your treatment: wait, switch to a faster NHS hospital, part-private, or fully private. It names the faster hospitals near you, shows what going private would cost, and gives you letters ready to send. You can print it or save it as a PDF. Free, and nothing is locked or paid.

See your free wait-or-pay dashboard→