Skin (dermatology) waiting times at Royal Bolton Hospital (August 2026 NHS data)
The typical NHS wait for Skin (dermatology) at Royal Bolton Hospital, run by Bolton 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 Royal Bolton Hospital is about 1 week shorter than the national wait. Among the 98 hospitals reporting Skin (dermatology), it has the 23rd 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.
- Manchester Royal InfirmaryManchester2 weeks · 10 mi
- Tameside General HospitalTameside1 week · 15 mi
- Royal Preston HospitalPreston2 weeks · 20 mi
- Blackpool Victoria HospitalBlackpool2 weeks · 30 mi
- Countess of Chester HospitalCheshire West and Chester2 weeks · 31 mi
Your four routes from here
- Stay on the NHS here at Royal Bolton 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 Bolton 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 Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.Wait or Pay is independent and is not the NHS. Nothing here is medical advice.