Fibroid removal · Blackburn with Darwen · Gynaecology

Fibroid removal waiting time at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

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weeks

Actual referral-to-treatment wait in July 2026.

NHS RTT data, July 2026

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1Free on the NHS

Stay where you are

No change, you keep your current place. 30 wks typical wait here.

2Free on the NHS

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3Part paid

Part-private, keep your NHS place

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4Self funded or insured

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Private treatment, self funded or through insurance. Prices vary by clinic.

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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 Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

How long people have been waiting

4,279

2,853

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 Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust the typical ultrasound wait is 3 wks, with 5% waiting over six weeks (July 2026).

See the full ultrasound queue at Royal Blackburn Hospital and faster scan alternatives

NHS hospitals near Blackburn with Darwen

Royal Blackburn Hospital (current)

0 mi

30 wks

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Preston

11 mi

13 wks

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust · Bolton

13 mi

7 wks

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan

14 mi

24 wks

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester

21 mi

17 wks

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside

23 mi

6 wks

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester

23 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.

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How we know this

NHS RTT data, July 2026.

Gynaecology as a whole, not fibroid removal alone.

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