Respiratory Medicine Waiting Times Across the NHS

Across 125 NHS hospitals, the average wait to see a respiratory consultant is about 11 weeks (2½ months).

125
Hospitals offering this
11 weeks
National average wait
72%
Seen within 18 weeks
1,370
Waiting 52+ weeks

Common reasons for referral

Asthma management
COPD treatment
Sleep apnoea assessment
Lung function tests (spirometry)
Pulmonary fibrosis
Persistent cough investigation
Breathlessness assessment
Pleural effusion drainage
Bronchoscopy

All hospitals

Hospital Region Wait Within 18 Wks 52+ Wk
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London London 3 wks
98.0%
-
Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 4 wks
100.0%
-
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London London 4 wks
97.7%
1
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
97.0%
-
The Yorkshire Clinic North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
98.4%
-
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East South East 5 wks
95.6%
-
Liverpool Heart And Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 6 wks
93.9%
-
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 6 wks
89.6%
-
North Bristol NHS Trust South West South West 6 wks
93.9%
-
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
87.3%
-
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 6 wks
90.4%
2
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 6 wks
93.4%
-
Whittington Health NHS Trust London London 6 wks
95.3%
-
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 6 wks
89.8%
-
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 6 wks
90.3%
-
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
98.9%
-
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 7 wks
97.5%
-
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 7 wks
80.7%
-
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 7 wks
87.8%
2
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 7 wks
83.0%
-
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 7 wks
86.6%
8
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West South West 8 wks
77.9%
6
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
89.4%
-
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 8 wks
84.0%
3
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 8 wks
84.1%
-
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
84.4%
-
Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust South East South East 8 wks
82.7%
-
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
91.0%
-
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
97.0%
-
Dorking Healthcare Limited (dhc) South East South East 8 wks
83.9%
-
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
86.4%
-
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 9 wks
79.3%
2
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 9 wks
81.6%
-
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 9 wks
82.9%
-
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England East of England 9 wks
85.0%
-
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 9 wks
79.9%
-
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
80.5%
-
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 9 wks
90.5%
-
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
78.2%
20
Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 9 wks
85.4%
1
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
85.3%
-
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 9 wks
86.8%
1
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 9 wks
77.4%
2
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
78.6%
-
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
73.3%
-
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
71.6%
-
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
73.2%
-
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
73.1%
14
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London London 10 wks
71.5%
2
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 10 wks
75.9%
1
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
75.0%
1
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
82.0%
-
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London London 10 wks
78.6%
-
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
84.0%
1
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
77.8%
-
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
68.4%
10
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 10 wks
70.2%
7
Epsomedical Group South East South East 10 wks
79.2%
1
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 10 wks
69.7%
-
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
66.4%
2
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West South West 10 wks
70.3%
11
North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
68.1%
2
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
77.4%
-
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
75.4%
-
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
68.3%
-
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 11 wks
76.1%
-
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
74.7%
-
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
87.9%
-
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
76.2%
1
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
69.8%
1
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 11 wks
67.0%
72
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
68.5%
-
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
69.2%
3
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
70.8%
-
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
65.4%
-
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East South East 12 wks
69.9%
-
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
66.3%
-
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
68.1%
17
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
68.8%
-
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
66.4%
16
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
64.5%
-
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 12 wks
64.3%
12
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
68.0%
32
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
70.3%
-
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
65.2%
-
Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
64.6%
11
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
64.2%
3
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 13 wks
65.7%
7
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 13 wks
64.3%
1
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England East of England 13 wks
62.3%
11
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 13 wks
62.9%
13
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 13 wks
61.6%
5
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East South East 14 wks
61.9%
-
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 14 wks
61.0%
1
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
60.4%
37
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
60.7%
2
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
61.4%
11
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 14 wks
61.1%
22
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
57.7%
82
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London London 14 wks
59.1%
28
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England East of England 14 wks
61.8%
11
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
57.9%
-
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
57.6%
-
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
57.9%
18
The Hamptons Hospital Ltd East of England East of England 15 wks
64.3%
-
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 15 wks
56.4%
32
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
56.9%
3
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 16 wks
55.9%
5
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 16 wks
54.8%
1
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 16 wks
54.8%
1
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 16 wks
53.7%
42
Medway NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 17 wks
53.1%
16
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 17 wks
51.6%
36
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 17 wks
51.7%
13
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 18 wks
50.4%
110
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 18 wks
50.1%
74
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 18 wks
50.0%
78
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 18 wks
49.6%
11
Barts Health NHS Trust London London 19 wks
49.0%
131
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 19 wks
48.7%
21
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 20 wks
46.6%
11
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 21 wks
44.2%
63
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 23 wks
39.7%
4
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 23 wks
43.0%
143
East Cheshire NHS Trust North West North West 24 wks
37.6%
58

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the average Respiratory Medicine waiting time?

The average NHS waiting time for Respiratory Medicine is about 11 weeks (2½ months), based on data from 125 hospitals.

How long will I wait to see a respiratory consultant?

The typical wait to see a respiratory consultant on the NHS is about 11 weeks. However, this varies significantly by hospital. Use WaitRadar to compare waiting times at different hospitals.

What percentage of Respiratory Medicine patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 72% of Respiratory Medicine 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.