Dermatology Waiting Times Across the NHS

Across 118 NHS hospitals, the average wait to see a dermatologist is about 13 weeks (3 months).

118
Hospitals offering this
13 weeks
National average wait
65%
Seen within 18 weeks
7,087
Waiting 52+ weeks

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

All hospitals

Hospital Region Wait Within 18 Wks 52+ Wk
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 3 wks
99.0%
-
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 3 wks
88.6%
-
About Health HQ South West South West 4 wks
93.8%
-
Dmc Healthcare London London 4 wks
95.4%
-
Hcrg Care Dermatology The Ironstone Centre North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
95.9%
1
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
85.6%
-
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
92.8%
-
Novus Health Ltd North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
93.1%
-
Cotswolds Surgical Partners South West South West 6 wks
94.1%
-
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
88.1%
-
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 7 wks
89.3%
-
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
81.7%
-
Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 7 wks
78.5%
-
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 7 wks
91.8%
-
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 7 wks
92.3%
1
Locala Community Partnerships Cic North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
95.1%
-
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London London 8 wks
76.7%
-
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 8 wks
78.7%
-
North Bristol NHS Trust South West South West 8 wks
81.2%
-
Dorking Healthcare Limited (dhc) South East South East 9 wks
87.4%
-
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West South West 9 wks
73.0%
6
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
75.2%
1
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West South West 9 wks
75.8%
2
Sussex Community Dermatology Service South East South East 9 wks
75.9%
3
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
79.4%
7
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
77.2%
-
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
71.2%
-
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London London 10 wks
82.2%
-
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
78.7%
10
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
80.2%
10
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
74.7%
27
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 10 wks
75.2%
-
Tees Valley Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
79.9%
1
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 10 wks
74.9%
9
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
73.5%
-
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
72.1%
29
Omnes Healthcare Ltd North West North West 10 wks
80.4%
2
Epsomedical Group South East South East 10 wks
79.4%
7
Exeter Medical South West South West 10 wks
82.6%
-
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
69.4%
11
Spire Hull And East Riding Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
83.2%
-
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
66.8%
19
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
75.1%
-
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
74.9%
-
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
67.3%
27
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 11 wks
70.4%
3
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England East of England 11 wks
78.6%
1
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
75.7%
1
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
67.0%
1
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
69.0%
23
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 12 wks
65.6%
-
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
64.8%
4
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
65.3%
2
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
64.3%
1
Woodland Hospital Midlands Midlands 13 wks
72.0%
-
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 13 wks
60.7%
123
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
62.6%
24
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
63.7%
1
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
67.9%
-
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 13 wks
66.4%
22
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
58.9%
53
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London London 14 wks
59.9%
-
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
62.3%
11
St Michael's Clinic Limited Midlands Midlands 14 wks
63.3%
9
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 14 wks
62.0%
149
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
59.5%
9
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
57.3%
226
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
60.3%
-
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
60.3%
6
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
56.3%
48
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
59.7%
1
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
59.2%
2
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England East of England 14 wks
56.7%
10
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 15 wks
59.0%
7
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East South East 15 wks
55.3%
5
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
57.2%
50
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 15 wks
56.1%
42
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 15 wks
55.7%
3
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
58.2%
13
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
59.1%
-
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
57.5%
97
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 15 wks
55.8%
4
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 15 wks
56.2%
152
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
59.1%
56
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 15 wks
56.0%
13
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
55.4%
9
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 16 wks
55.1%
71
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
56.0%
33
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 16 wks
54.4%
10
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 16 wks
54.0%
25
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
54.2%
55
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 17 wks
53.4%
75
Cora Health Diagnostics (formerly Healthshare Diagnostics) South East South East 17 wks
52.6%
-
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 17 wks
51.2%
111
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 17 wks
50.9%
78
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 18 wks
51.2%
7
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 18 wks
51.2%
111
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 18 wks
50.8%
42
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 18 wks
50.7%
62
Barts Health NHS Trust London London 18 wks
50.0%
48
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 18 wks
49.8%
1
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 18 wks
49.5%
642
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London London 19 wks
47.9%
-
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 19 wks
47.7%
209
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 20 wks
46.5%
42
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 21 wks
44.2%
132
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 21 wks
44.8%
475
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 21 wks
44.7%
180
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 21 wks
44.7%
156
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 22 wks
43.9%
1,531
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 22 wks
42.9%
80
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 22 wks
41.1%
100
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 23 wks
41.1%
276
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 23 wks
41.6%
603
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London London 24 wks
39.4%
156
Whittington Health NHS Trust London London 24 wks
38.7%
321
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London London 26 wks
35.5%
45
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 41 wks
35.5%
56

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the average Dermatology waiting time?

The average NHS waiting time for Dermatology is about 13 weeks (3 months), based on data from 118 hospitals.

How long will I wait to see a dermatologist?

The typical wait to see a dermatologist on the NHS is about 13 weeks. However, this varies significantly by hospital. Use WaitRadar to compare waiting times at different hospitals.

What percentage of Dermatology patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 65% 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.