Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) (ENT specialist) Waiting Times Across the NHS

Hospital	Region	Wait	Within 18 Wks	52+ Wk
Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	2 wks	100.0%	-
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital North West	North West	4 wks	83.6%	-
Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital East of England	East of England	4 wks	97.4%	1
Spire Harpenden Hospital East of England	East of England	4 wks	100.0%	-
Spire Cheshire Hospital North West	North West	5 wks	98.8%	-
Spire Bushey Hospital East of England	East of England	5 wks	100.0%	-
Beacon Medical Services Group Limited North West	North West	5 wks	91.0%	-
Epsomedical Group South East	South East	5 wks	95.4%	-
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	6 wks	93.9%	-
Spire Liverpool Hospital North West	North West	6 wks	99.3%	-
Kims Hospital (newnham Court) South East	South East	6 wks	96.6%	-
Beardwood Hospital North West	North West	6 wks	93.3%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford London	London	6 wks	92.9%	-
Woodlands Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	81.8%	-
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	7 wks	82.3%	-
Inhealth Limited South East	South East	8 wks	87.8%	-
Clementine Churchill Hospital London	London	8 wks	99.3%	-
Isight North West	North West	8 wks	89.4%	-
Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital London	London	9 wks	79.7%	-
Buckshaw Hospital North West	North West	9 wks	74.8%	-
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West	South West	9 wks	76.1%	5
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth South East	South East	9 wks	86.3%	-
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West	North West	9 wks	74.8%	38
Fairfield Independent Hospital North West	North West	9 wks	74.4%	-
Dorking Healthcare Limited (dhc) South East	South East	9 wks	76.8%	-
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	78.0%	-
Beaumont Hospital North West	North West	10 wks	81.5%	-
Springfield Hospital East of England	East of England	10 wks	81.1%	5
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	66.7%	70
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	11 wks	79.5%	8
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	11 wks	76.7%	-
University Of Southampton Auditory Implant Service South East	South East	11 wks	65.3%	9
Renacres Hospital North West	North West	11 wks	70.7%	-
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	72.8%	-
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	70.3%	87
Rivers Hospital East of England	East of England	12 wks	72.9%	1
Sulis Hospital Bath (foxcote Avenue) South West	South West	12 wks	68.0%	-
Communitas Clinics London	London	12 wks	61.2%	97
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green South West	South West	12 wks	75.0%	-
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London	London	12 wks	61.9%	45
Claremont Private Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	12 wks	74.5%	-
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	13 wks	65.4%	1
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet South West	South West	13 wks	63.5%	4
Oaks Hospital East of England	East of England	13 wks	60.8%	-
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	13 wks	62.1%	94
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	13 wks	63.3%	3
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West	South West	13 wks	62.7%	35
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	14 wks	61.2%	1
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London	London	14 wks	63.3%	13
The Yorkshire Clinic North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	14 wks	65.3%	4
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	14 wks	63.8%	1
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	14 wks	59.4%	-
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	14 wks	59.6%	141
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	14 wks	59.6%	69
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	14 wks	61.5%	47
Omnes Healthcare Ltd North West	North West	14 wks	62.9%	207
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	14 wks	60.7%	1
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	59.0%	53
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London	London	15 wks	61.3%	107
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	15 wks	60.5%	24
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	15 wks	57.6%	46
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	15 wks	58.0%	73
The Hamptons Hospital Ltd East of England	East of England	15 wks	63.4%	14
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	15 wks	57.8%	39
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London	London	15 wks	58.2%	127
Benenden Hospital South East	South East	15 wks	55.6%	-
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	15 wks	57.0%	33
Spire Regency Hospital North West	North West	15 wks	97.4%	-
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West	North West	15 wks	56.1%	271
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	15 wks	56.9%	90
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London	London	15 wks	56.3%	205
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	15 wks	57.6%	3
Spire Hull And East Riding Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	15 wks	58.7%	-
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	15 wks	54.4%	13
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England	East of England	15 wks	56.0%	29
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	15 wks	55.9%	21
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London	London	15 wks	56.5%	249
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	15 wks	56.9%	7
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	16 wks	56.4%	51
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	16 wks	56.1%	-
Medway NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	16 wks	55.8%	220
Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	16 wks	54.9%	66
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	16 wks	55.1%	110
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	16 wks	54.3%	74
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	16 wks	55.8%	145
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	16 wks	54.6%	479
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	16 wks	54.9%	1
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	16 wks	54.6%	19
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	16 wks	55.9%	242
Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd South East	South East	16 wks	54.4%	-
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	16 wks	54.5%	67
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	16 wks	53.9%	119
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East	South East	16 wks	54.5%	-
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	16 wks	55.0%	15
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London	London	16 wks	53.4%	88
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	16 wks	53.4%	84
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	16 wks	53.4%	131
Winfield Hospital South West	South West	16 wks	60.0%	-
Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	17 wks	53.7%	80
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	17 wks	52.8%	108
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	17 wks	53.4%	205
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	17 wks	53.1%	20
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	17 wks	53.1%	187
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	17 wks	52.6%	116
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	17 wks	51.8%	165
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	17 wks	51.7%	192
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	18 wks	51.0%	61
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	18 wks	51.0%	279
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	18 wks	50.6%	48
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes South West	South West	18 wks	52.2%	-
Whittington Health NHS Trust London	London	18 wks	50.5%	-
East Cheshire NHS Trust North West	North West	18 wks	50.5%	39
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	18 wks	50.0%	137
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	18 wks	49.9%	115
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	18 wks	49.8%	196
Droitwich Spa Hospital Midlands	Midlands	18 wks	48.9%	-
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	18 wks	49.3%	45
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	19 wks	49.1%	163
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	19 wks	49.3%	1
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	19 wks	48.9%	177
Circle Reading Hospital South East	South East	19 wks	47.9%	-
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	19 wks	48.4%	-
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	19 wks	49.5%	55
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	19 wks	48.7%	516
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	19 wks	46.9%	209
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	20 wks	47.5%	87
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	20 wks	45.8%	284
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	20 wks	46.9%	144
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	20 wks	47.6%	280
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East	South East	20 wks	48.0%	-
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	20 wks	47.3%	372
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	20 wks	46.4%	190
Barts Health NHS Trust London	London	20 wks	46.0%	411
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	20 wks	45.4%	241
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	21 wks	44.9%	214
Spire St Anthony's Hospital London	London	21 wks	25.9%	-
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London	London	21 wks	44.9%	215
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	21 wks	45.2%	222
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	21 wks	44.3%	221
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	21 wks	44.2%	309
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton South East	South East	21 wks	39.7%	5
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	22 wks	43.5%	71
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	22 wks	44.3%	235
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England	East of England	22 wks	43.2%	145
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East	South East	22 wks	44.3%	493
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	22 wks	42.7%	184
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	22 wks	42.2%	292
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	23 wks	41.5%	165
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	23 wks	40.0%	31
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	23 wks	40.4%	243
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	24 wks	34.7%	252
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	24 wks	39.1%	261
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London	London	24 wks	40.3%	422
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London	London	25 wks	39.2%	77
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	26 wks	35.7%	1,210
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	26 wks	37.1%	322
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	27 wks	35.7%	481
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	31 wks	28.6%	316
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England	East of England	32 wks	27.8%	316
Pioneer Healthcare Limited South East	South East	50 wks	1.8%	26

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the average Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) waiting time?

The average NHS waiting time for Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) is about 16 weeks (nearly 4 months), based on data from 160 hospitals.

How long will I wait to see an ENT specialist?

The typical wait to see an ENT specialist on the NHS is about 16 weeks. However, this varies significantly by hospital. Use WaitRadar to compare waiting times at different hospitals.

What percentage of Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 59% of Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the average Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) waiting time?

How long will I wait to see an ENT specialist?

What percentage of Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Can I choose which hospital I'm referred to?