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Fibroid removal  ·  Canterbury ·  Gynaecology

Fibroid removal waiting time at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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15
weeks
Actual referral-to-treatment wait in July 2026.
NHS RTT data, July 2026

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1Free on the NHS
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No change, you keep your current place. 15 wks typical wait here.
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3Part paid
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About fibroids

Fibroids are non-cancerous growths in or around the womb. They are very common and often cause no symptoms.

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More about East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

How long people have been waiting

3,786
2,995
0 to 18 wks
Over 18 wks
People on the gynaecology waiting list now, split by whether they have passed the 18-week target, July 2026. Whole specialty.

Before treatment: the ultrasound queue

An ultrasound scan, sometimes an MRI, is often used before treatment, and it is a separate NHS queue. At East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust the typical ultrasound wait is 8 wks, with 63% waiting over six weeks (July 2026).

See the full ultrasound queue at Kent & Canterbury Hospital and faster scan alternatives

NHS hospitals near Canterbury

Kent & Canterbury Hospital (current)
0 mi
15 wks
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · Maidstone
26 mi
10 wks
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Hastings
35 mi
5 wks
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Lambeth
53 mi
6 wks
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Hackney
53 mi
8 wks
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Reigate and Banstead
54 mi
7 wks
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · Harlow
55 mi
7 wks
Weeks waited by patients treated in July 2026, whole specialty, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.

How we know this

NHS RTT data, July 2026.
Gynaecology as a whole, not fibroid removal alone.
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