Mouth or teeth (oral surgery) waiting times at St Mary's Hospital (August 2026 NHS data)
The typical NHS wait for Mouth or teeth (oral surgery) at St Mary's Hospital, run by Isle of Wight NHS Trust, is 20 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 Mouth or teeth (oral surgery) is 16 weeks, so St Mary's Hospital is about 4 weeks longer than the national wait. Among the 100 hospitals reporting Mouth or teeth (oral surgery), it has the 61st shortest wait.
Nearer hospitals with a shorter wait
For Mouth or teeth (oral surgery), 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.
- Southampton General HospitalSouthampton16 weeks · 16 mi
- Poole HospitalBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole14 weeks · 29 mi
- Salisbury District HospitalWiltshire13 weeks · 31 mi
- Royal Surrey County HospitalGuildford11 weeks · 47 mi
- Royal Berkshire HospitalReading3 weeks · 53 mi
Your four routes from here
- Stay on the NHS here at St Mary's Hospital, free, about 20 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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NHS RTT (referral to treatment) data, August 2026, for Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The figure is the non-admitted median for oral surgery as a whole, not any single condition. The NHS publishes one wait per trust, not per hospital site, so this is the wait for Isle of Wight NHS Trust.Wait or Pay is independent and is not the NHS. Nothing here is medical advice.