Dermatology Waiting Times Across the NHS

The NHS Dermatology waiting list in England has 398,886 patients currently waiting for treatment, with a typical wait of around 10 weeks across 118 hospitals. In practice, Dermatology waiting times range from about 3 weeks at the fastest hospital to 42 weeks at the slowest. From GP referral to first Dermatology appointment, most patients (92%) are seen within about 32 weeks; the NHS constitutional target is 18 weeks. 4,427 patients have been on the Dermatology waiting list for more than a year. Waits for Dermatology are about 1 week shorter than in June 2025.

12-month change

Then vs now nationally

Jun 25→Jun 26
Typical wait
10.4weeks
â–¼ -1 wks
How long most people wait
Seen in 18 weeks
7in 10
â–² +3.1 pts
NHS aims to see everyone this fast
People waiting
399k
â–¼ -29k
On the waiting list right now
Waiting over a year
4.4k
â–¼ -6.5k
Been on the list for 12+ months
118
Hospitals you could choose from
10 weeks
How long most people wait
7 in 10
Seen within 18 weeks
4.4k
Have waited over a year

Common reasons for referral

Suspicious mole checks
Skin cancer assessment
Eczema treatment
Psoriasis management
Acne treatment
Hair loss (alopecia)
Rosacea
Wart and verruca treatment
Contact dermatitis
Skin biopsy

National trend

Average dermatology wait across England, month by month.

â–¼ -1 wks

All hospitals

Hospital Region Wait Within 18 Wks 52+ Wk
About Health HQ South West South West 3 wks
100.0%
-
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 3 wks
100.0%
-
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
97.5%
-
Novus Health Ltd North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
98.8%
-
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 4 wks
94.0%
-
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 4 wks
96.6%
-
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
91.1%
-
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 4 wks
94.4%
-
Dmc Healthcare London London 4 wks
93.1%
27
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 4 wks
91.7%
1
Cotswolds Surgical Partners South West South West 4 wks
100.0%
-
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 4 wks
95.0%
-
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
89.9%
-
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
91.4%
-
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West South West 5 wks
90.4%
-
Omnes Healthcare Ltd North West North West 5 wks
89.9%
4
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 5 wks
81.5%
1
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West South West 5 wks
86.1%
-
Sussex Community Dermatology Service South East South East 6 wks
85.4%
60
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England East of England 6 wks
91.5%
2
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 7 wks
80.7%
2
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 7 wks
86.7%
-
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
76.1%
-
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 7 wks
78.4%
33
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London London 7 wks
91.5%
-
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
77.0%
-
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 7 wks
87.7%
5
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 7 wks
87.2%
-
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
78.1%
-
Epsomedical Group South East South East 7 wks
91.6%
7
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
84.4%
-
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
79.9%
-
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
87.2%
2
North Bristol NHS Trust South West South West 7 wks
75.3%
-
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 8 wks
77.4%
-
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
83.2%
-
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
74.8%
-
Woodland Hospital Midlands Midlands 8 wks
78.3%
-
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 8 wks
85.5%
4
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 8 wks
78.9%
1
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London London 8 wks
81.1%
4
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London London 8 wks
80.7%
-
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
74.3%
1
Tees Valley Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
73.1%
-
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 8 wks
76.1%
4
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 8 wks
74.3%
1
Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) South East South East 9 wks
86.9%
-
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
90.5%
-
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 9 wks
74.4%
56
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London London 9 wks
78.5%
7
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 9 wks
67.7%
14
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 9 wks
67.9%
8
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 9 wks
65.4%
18
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London London 9 wks
73.8%
-
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
79.9%
-
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
72.4%
3
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
84.1%
-
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
73.4%
9
Locala Community Partnerships Cic North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
81.8%
-
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
73.6%
-
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
79.1%
-
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
67.3%
-
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
76.5%
-
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
67.9%
5
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 10 wks
67.9%
39
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 10 wks
69.4%
-
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
67.3%
7
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
74.2%
-
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 10 wks
74.9%
-
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
68.1%
65
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
71.5%
-
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
68.5%
2
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
74.3%
2
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East South East 11 wks
65.7%
48
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
65.8%
30
Exeter Medical South West South West 11 wks
69.2%
2
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
68.8%
107
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
65.9%
-
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
64.7%
7
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 11 wks
66.4%
34
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
64.9%
3
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 11 wks
69.9%
31
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
63.4%
63
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 11 wks
68.4%
-
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 12 wks
61.6%
1
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
66.5%
1
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
63.9%
5
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
64.7%
2
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 12 wks
62.6%
39
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 13 wks
64.0%
29
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
63.7%
18
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 13 wks
58.3%
755
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
61.6%
31
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 13 wks
62.0%
-
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
61.2%
-
Modality Llp Midlands Midlands 14 wks
57.5%
-
St Michael's Clinic Limited Midlands Midlands 14 wks
65.5%
17
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 14 wks
58.6%
191
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London London 14 wks
59.1%
129
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 14 wks
58.6%
12
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
56.9%
4
Barts Health NHS Trust London London 15 wks
58.0%
68
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
57.8%
2
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 16 wks
54.1%
435
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 16 wks
52.8%
349
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 16 wks
53.9%
20
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 17 wks
52.8%
174
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 17 wks
54.1%
11
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London London 17 wks
51.9%
6
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England East of England 17 wks
51.2%
72
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 17 wks
51.6%
122
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 18 wks
50.6%
103
Cora Health Diagnostics (Formerly Healthshare Diagnostics) South East South East 18 wks
49.0%
18
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 19 wks
47.3%
197
Whittington Health NHS Trust London London 24 wks
32.9%
-
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 24 wks
38.8%
883
Spire Hull And East Riding Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 33 wks
3.4%
-
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 42 wks
29.4%
14

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the NHS Dermatology waiting list?

The NHS Dermatology waiting list in England has about 398,886 patients currently waiting for treatment. The typical wait is around 10 weeks (2½ months), based on data from 118 hospitals. Waiting times vary significantly between hospitals, so it's worth comparing your options before accepting a referral.

How long will I wait to see a dermatologist on the NHS?

The headline NHS waiting time is the wait from your GP's referral to your first outpatient appointment, which is the first time you actually see a dermatologist. Nationally this currently averages about 10 weeks. In our data it ranges from as short as 3 weeks at the fastest hospital to 42 weeks at the slowest, so where you are referred matters. Any tests, procedures or treatment that follow that first appointment may have their own waits on top.

What percentage of Dermatology patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 72% of Dermatology patients are currently seen within the 18-week target. The NHS constitutional standard is 92%.

Can I choose which hospital I'm referred to?

Yes. Under the NHS Constitution, patients in England have the right to choose which hospital they are referred to for a first outpatient appointment. You can use WaitRadar to compare waiting times and discuss your options with your GP.

Source: NHS England RTT statistics. about our methodology

This is informational data, not medical advice. Always discuss referral options with your GP. Full disclaimer.