Skin (dermatology) waiting times at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital (August 2026 NHS data)
The typical NHS wait for Skin (dermatology) at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, run by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is 3 weeks (median, August 2026).
NHS RTT data · August 2026
Half of the people treated waited less than this, half waited longer, measured from referral to treatment. This is the wait for patients seen and treated in clinic (non-admitted), the right measure for a mainly outpatient specialty. Urgent cases are treated sooner.
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The national median for Skin (dermatology) is 4 weeks, so Chelsea & Westminster Hospital is about 1 week shorter than the national wait. Among the 98 hospitals reporting Skin (dermatology), it has the 32nd shortest wait.
Nearer hospitals with a shorter wait
For Skin (dermatology), these hospitals within reach report a shorter typical wait. Under the NHS right to choose, you can ask to be treated at any of them, for free.
- King's College HospitalLambeth2 weeks · 4 mi
- Homerton University HospitalHackney2 weeks · 7 mi
- Hillingdon HospitalHillingdon1 week · 12 mi
- Queen's HospitalHavering2 weeks · 17 mi
- Milton Keynes HospitalMilton Keynes2 weeks · 44 mi
Your four routes from here
- Stay on the NHS here at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, free, about 3 weeks.
- Switch NHS hospital to a nearer one with a shorter wait, still free.
- NHS-private mix: pay for one step, such as a scan or first appointment, then continue on the NHS.
- Go fully private to skip the wait, at a cost you control.
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Get your free companion dashboard→How we know this
NHS RTT (referral to treatment) data, August 2026, for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The figure is the non-admitted median for dermatology as a whole, not any single condition. The NHS publishes one wait per trust, not per hospital site, so this is the wait for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.Wait or Pay is independent and is not the NHS. Nothing here is medical advice.