Paediatrics Waiting Times Across the NHS

Across 118 NHS hospitals, the average wait to see a paediatrician is about 12 weeks (nearly 3 months).

118
Hospitals offering this
12 weeks
National average wait
68%
Seen within 18 weeks
5,120
Waiting 52+ weeks

Common reasons for referral

Developmental assessments
Childhood asthma
Growth concerns
Behavioural assessments (ADHD, autism)
Paediatric allergies
Childhood eczema
Recurrent infections
Bed-wetting (enuresis)

All hospitals

Hospital Region Wait Within 18 Wks 52+ Wk
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 3 wks
94.7%
-
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East South East 3 wks
100.0%
-
Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust South East South East 5 wks
93.2%
-
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East South East 5 wks
96.8%
-
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 6 wks
85.6%
4
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 6 wks
86.6%
-
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
98.3%
-
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 6 wks
100.0%
-
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 6 wks
93.0%
-
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
85.0%
1
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England East of England 7 wks
92.0%
2
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 7 wks
80.3%
-
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West South West 7 wks
86.1%
-
Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 7 wks
86.9%
1
Medway NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 7 wks
91.7%
-
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
98.1%
-
Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 7 wks
75.9%
16
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 8 wks
80.2%
30
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
78.8%
-
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
78.8%
12
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
90.9%
-
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 8 wks
73.7%
16
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
83.2%
-
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 9 wks
75.9%
-
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
82.1%
-
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
74.3%
-
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London London 9 wks
74.5%
29
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
86.9%
-
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London London 9 wks
85.2%
1
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust London London 9 wks
79.5%
1
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
75.3%
60
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 9 wks
74.3%
2
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
83.1%
-
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
77.1%
-
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
76.1%
1
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
86.1%
1
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
76.1%
1
North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
78.0%
1
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
73.9%
-
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 10 wks
73.6%
1
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
78.4%
-
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 11 wks
74.3%
3
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London London 11 wks
66.1%
20
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London London 11 wks
70.9%
17
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
70.6%
21
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 11 wks
81.3%
-
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
66.5%
195
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
65.6%
4
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
75.2%
-
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
71.2%
11
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
73.2%
-
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 11 wks
69.3%
16
The Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
71.4%
4
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
68.6%
7
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 11 wks
70.6%
42
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
73.1%
-
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
64.6%
11
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
64.6%
26
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
70.0%
-
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
66.1%
93
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 12 wks
69.2%
2
Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
65.9%
185
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
71.0%
-
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 12 wks
67.2%
-
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
64.6%
-
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
83.3%
-
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
65.2%
-
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
66.1%
35
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
70.0%
1
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
64.3%
5
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
59.9%
2
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
62.6%
9
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 13 wks
62.6%
26
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
58.3%
47
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
59.9%
2
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East South East 13 wks
60.4%
-
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
62.6%
258
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
59.3%
245
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 14 wks
59.2%
142
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
63.4%
59
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
58.3%
55
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
59.7%
33
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London London 14 wks
63.0%
3
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 14 wks
57.3%
130
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
60.0%
1
Birmingham Women's And Children's NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
58.6%
42
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
58.6%
156
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London London 15 wks
57.5%
4
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 15 wks
57.0%
188
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
57.3%
11
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
57.6%
67
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
57.0%
144
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
56.1%
168
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 15 wks
56.0%
125
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 15 wks
55.3%
286
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 15 wks
56.8%
-
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
54.4%
80
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 16 wks
56.5%
4
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 16 wks
55.3%
17
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
54.4%
51
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
55.0%
2
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 16 wks
53.6%
22
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West South West 16 wks
53.7%
29
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 16 wks
54.4%
22
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London London 17 wks
54.7%
11
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 17 wks
53.3%
11
East Cheshire NHS Trust North West North West 17 wks
53.3%
6
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 18 wks
51.0%
2
Barts Health NHS Trust London London 18 wks
50.2%
418
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 18 wks
49.1%
12
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 19 wks
47.6%
606
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 20 wks
47.2%
67
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 20 wks
44.9%
5
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 21 wks
44.3%
3
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 22 wks
42.7%
13
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 24 wks
39.8%
29
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 27 wks
36.8%
626
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 27 wks
32.4%
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the average Paediatrics waiting time?

The average NHS waiting time for Paediatrics is about 12 weeks (nearly 3 months), based on data from 118 hospitals.

How long will I wait to see a paediatrician?

The typical wait to see a paediatrician on the NHS is about 12 weeks. However, this varies significantly by hospital. Use WaitRadar to compare waiting times at different hospitals.

What percentage of Paediatrics patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 68% of Paediatrics 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.