Heavy periods · Canterbury · Gynaecology

Heavy periods waiting time at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust does not report a gynaecology treatment wait to NHS England, so there is no figure to show for this hospital.

NHS RTT data, July 2026

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About heavy periods

Heavy periods means losing enough blood that it interferes with your life. Signs include soaking through a pad or tampon every hour or two, needing double protection, bleeding through to your clothes or bedding, passing clots bigger than a 10p coin, or bleeding for more than seven days.

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More about Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Before treatment: the ultrasound queue

An ultrasound scan is one of the scans often used before treatment, and it is a separate NHS queue. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust does not report its ultrasound waiting times to NHS England, so there is no scan wait to show for this hospital.

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NHS hospitals near Canterbury

St Martins Hospital (current)

0 mi

n/a

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · Canterbury

1 mi

15 wks

Medway NHS Foundation Trust · Medway

25 mi

20 wks

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Southend-on-Sea

26 mi

24 wks

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · Maidstone

27 mi

10 wks

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Hastings

36 mi

5 wks

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust · Dartford

38 mi

29 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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NHS RTT data, July 2026.

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