Fibroid removal · Southend-on-Sea · Gynaecology

Fibroid removal waiting time at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation 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. 24 wks typical wait here.

2Free on the NHS

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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 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

How long people have been waiting

6,926

7,108

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 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust the typical ultrasound wait is 3 wks, with 30% waiting over six weeks (July 2026).

See the full ultrasound queue at Southend Hospital and faster scan alternatives

NHS hospitals near Southend-on-Sea

Southend Hospital (current)

0 mi

24 wks

Medway NHS Foundation Trust · Medway

14 mi

20 wks

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · Maidstone

21 mi

10 wks

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · Canterbury

26 mi

15 wks

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · Harlow

30 mi

7 wks

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Hackney

32 mi

8 wks

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Lambeth

34 mi

6 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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