Dermatology Waiting Times Across the NHS

The NHS Dermatology waiting list in England has 380,619 patients currently waiting for treatment, with a typical wait of around 12 weeks across 118 hospitals. In practice, Dermatology waiting times range from about 2 weeks at the fastest hospital to 39 weeks at the slowest. From GP referral to first Dermatology appointment, most patients (92%) are seen within about 33 weeks; the NHS constitutional target is 18 weeks. 5,281 patients have been on the Dermatology waiting list for more than a year. Waits for Dermatology are about 1 week shorter than in February 2025.

12-month change

Then vs now nationally

Feb 25→Feb 26
Typical wait
12.2weeks
â–¼ -1 wks
How long most people wait
Seen in 18 weeks
7in 10
â–² +2.7 pts
NHS aims to see everyone this fast
People waiting
381k
â–¼ -9.1k
On the waiting list right now
Waiting over a year
5.3k
â–¼ -3.3k
Been on the list for 12+ months
118
Hospitals you could choose from
12 weeks
How long most people wait
7 in 10
Seen within 18 weeks
5.3k
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
Dmc Healthcare London London 2 wks
98.6%
-
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 3 wks
100.0%
-
About Health HQ South West South West 3 wks
99.9%
-
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 3 wks
92.7%
-
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 3 wks
97.4%
-
Cotswolds Surgical Partners South West South West 4 wks
100.0%
-
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
89.2%
-
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 4 wks
92.2%
-
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
87.9%
-
Hcrg Care Dermatology The Ironstone Centre North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
98.0%
1
Novus Health Ltd North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
91.9%
-
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
95.6%
-
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 5 wks
73.0%
-
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 5 wks
78.6%
12
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England East of England 6 wks
88.2%
7
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 6 wks
82.4%
-
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 6 wks
85.7%
-
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London London 6 wks
88.9%
-
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 6 wks
80.9%
1
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
89.3%
-
Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 6 wks
75.0%
1
Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) South East South East 7 wks
82.9%
-
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West South West 7 wks
84.5%
-
North Bristol NHS Trust South West South West 7 wks
83.6%
-
Sussex Community Dermatology Service South East South East 8 wks
74.8%
2
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West South West 8 wks
75.5%
2
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 8 wks
77.9%
-
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London London 8 wks
81.8%
-
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
72.2%
-
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 9 wks
73.9%
8
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
72.2%
14
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
76.9%
-
Locala Community Partnerships Cic North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
93.1%
-
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 9 wks
69.9%
8
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 10 wks
63.8%
40
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
71.6%
-
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
70.7%
-
Epsomedical Group South East South East 10 wks
75.4%
7
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
73.4%
3
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
80.2%
1
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
72.8%
-
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 10 wks
71.8%
3
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
80.0%
7
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London London 11 wks
73.0%
20
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
65.3%
13
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
73.4%
-
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 11 wks
71.7%
-
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 11 wks
79.4%
29
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
71.6%
-
Tees Valley Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
70.1%
-
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 12 wks
70.8%
1
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
67.1%
-
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
66.3%
50
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
66.7%
20
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
63.0%
2
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
67.5%
43
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 12 wks
68.4%
20
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 13 wks
61.0%
88
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 13 wks
64.7%
14
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 13 wks
65.5%
2
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
62.6%
-
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 13 wks
66.3%
3
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East South East 13 wks
58.4%
40
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
69.8%
-
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
61.8%
1
Omnes Healthcare Ltd North West North West 13 wks
69.2%
3
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
60.0%
-
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
58.3%
52
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
61.5%
13
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
59.2%
18
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
61.6%
-
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
60.8%
23
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 14 wks
58.3%
90
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
62.2%
26
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
59.4%
230
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
63.1%
4
Woodland Hospital Midlands Midlands 14 wks
70.8%
-
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
59.1%
6
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 14 wks
59.5%
2
St Michael's Clinic Limited Midlands Midlands 14 wks
64.8%
16
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London London 14 wks
60.2%
2
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
58.0%
2
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
60.0%
9
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
56.8%
2
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
56.7%
42
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England East of England 15 wks
58.0%
7
Healthshare Diagnostics South East South East 15 wks
58.1%
24
Spire Hull And East Riding Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
57.6%
-
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 15 wks
56.3%
75
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
58.2%
58
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 15 wks
57.7%
3
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
56.6%
6
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 16 wks
55.9%
25
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
55.6%
31
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 16 wks
54.9%
6
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 16 wks
53.0%
31
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 16 wks
53.1%
17
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 16 wks
53.9%
9
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London London 16 wks
54.8%
65
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 17 wks
52.5%
27
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 18 wks
50.0%
199
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 18 wks
49.7%
87
Barts Health NHS Trust London London 18 wks
49.7%
83
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 19 wks
48.7%
27
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 19 wks
48.7%
75
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London London 19 wks
48.7%
-
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 19 wks
46.8%
249
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 19 wks
46.7%
21
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 20 wks
45.8%
115
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 20 wks
45.4%
-
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 20 wks
45.5%
106
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 20 wks
46.0%
755
Whittington Health NHS Trust London London 21 wks
42.8%
13
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London London 21 wks
44.9%
39
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 21 wks
43.3%
1,314
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 21 wks
41.8%
445
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 22 wks
40.8%
362
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 39 wks
15.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the NHS Dermatology waiting list?

The NHS Dermatology waiting list in England has about 380,619 patients currently waiting for treatment. The typical wait is around 12 weeks (nearly 3 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 12 weeks. In our data it ranges from as short as 2 weeks at the fastest hospital to 39 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, 67% 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.