Urology Waiting Times Across the NHS

The NHS Urology waiting list in England has 366,012 patients currently waiting for treatment, with a typical wait of around 11 weeks across 196 hospitals. In practice, Urology waiting times range from about 3 weeks at the fastest hospital to 28 weeks at the slowest. From GP referral to first Urology appointment, most patients (92%) are seen within about 33 weeks; the NHS constitutional target is 18 weeks. 5,198 patients have been on the Urology waiting list for more than a year. Waits for Urology are about 1.1 week shorter than in August 2025.

12-month change

Then vs now nationally

Aug 25→Aug 26

Typical wait

11.1weeks

▼ -1.1 wks

How long most people wait

Seen in 18 weeks

7in 10

▲ +2.2 pts

NHS aims to see everyone this fast

People waiting

366k

▼ -21k

On the waiting list right now

Waiting over a year

5.2k

▼ -4.6k

Been on the list for 12+ months

196

Hospitals you could choose from

11 weeks

How long most people wait

7 in 10

Seen within 18 weeks

5.2k

Have waited over a year

Common reasons for referral

Kidney stones

Prostate problems

Bladder issues

Urinary incontinence

Circumcision

Vasectomy

Cystoscopy

Testicular lumps

Overactive bladder

Shortest waits

Tetbury Hospital Trust Ltd

South West

3 wks

Independent Health Group

South West

3 wks

Spire Regency Hospital

North West

4 wks

Spire Murrayfield Hospital

North West

4 wks

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

London

4 wks

Probus Surgical Centre

South West

4 wks

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital

North West

4 wks

Bmi The Huddersfield Hospital

North East and Yorkshire

Longest waits

Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital

London

28 wks

Glendon Wood Hospital

Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust

London

20 wks

Claremont Private Hospital

North East and Yorkshire

20 wks

Bmi The Cavell Hospital

London

19 wks

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

North West

18 wks

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

North West

17 wks

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

South West

17 wks

National trend

Average urology wait across England, month by month.

▼ -1.1 wks

Most improved over 12 months

Hospitals whose median wait has dropped most since a year ago.

Biggest increases

Hospitals where waits have grown most since a year ago.

All hospitals

Hospital	Region	Wait	Within 18 Wks	52+ Wk
Tetbury Hospital Trust Ltd South West	South West	3 wks	92.3%	-
Independent Health Group South West	South West	3 wks	95.6%	-
Spire Regency Hospital North West	North West	4 wks	100.0%	-
Spire Murrayfield Hospital North West	North West	4 wks	89.4%	-
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust London	London	4 wks	97.3%	-
Probus Surgical Centre South West	South West	4 wks	97.6%	-
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital North West	North West	4 wks	81.3%	-
Bmi The Huddersfield Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	4 wks	97.2%	-
GP Care UK South West	South West	4 wks	98.4%	-
Bmi - The Chiltern Hospital South East	South East	4 wks	92.0%	-
Bmi The Duchy Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	96.9%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green South West	South West	5 wks	96.5%	-
Bmi - The Sloane Hospital London	London	5 wks	91.1%	-
Spire Nottingham Hospital Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	92.3%	-
Bmi - The Blackheath Hospital London	London	5 wks	88.1%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet South West	South West	6 wks	91.7%	-
Bmi - Chelsfield Park Hospital London	London	6 wks	91.7%	-
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East	South East	6 wks	95.9%	-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth South East	South East	6 wks	96.0%	-
St Hugh's Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	6 wks	69.9%	1
Bmi The Lincoln Hospital Midlands	Midlands	6 wks	80.3%	-
The Hamptons Hospital Ltd East of England	East of England	6 wks	77.1%	1
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London	London	6 wks	98.0%	-
Bmi - The Beardwood Hospital North West	North West	6 wks	87.0%	-
Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) South East	South East	7 wks	88.5%	-
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	7 wks	98.2%	-
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London	London	7 wks	91.3%	1
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West	North West	7 wks	81.1%	-
Spire Elland Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	89.7%	-
Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	84.6%	1
Blakelands Hospital East of England	East of England	7 wks	81.3%	-
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	7 wks	90.7%	-
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	83.7%	3
Bmi - Bishops Wood London	London	8 wks	91.4%	-
Nuffield Health, Warwickshire Hospital Midlands	Midlands	8 wks	83.3%	-
Kims Hospital (Newnham Court) South East	South East	8 wks	97.2%	-
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	8 wks	73.9%	3
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	8 wks	78.6%	-
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East	South East	8 wks	87.5%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford London	London	8 wks	80.4%	-
Ashtead Hospital South East	South East	9 wks	80.9%	1
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	9 wks	81.4%	2
One Stop Doctors Limited East of England	East of England	9 wks	69.2%	-
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	9 wks	74.2%	-
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	9 wks	82.9%	-
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London	London	9 wks	79.8%	1
Buckshaw Hospital North West	North West	9 wks	78.6%	2
Boston West Hospital Midlands	Midlands	9 wks	77.8%	-
Beacon Park Hospital Midlands	Midlands	9 wks	68.8%	-
Exeter Medical South West	South West	9 wks	87.1%	-
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	9 wks	77.9%	-
Oaklands Hospital North West	North West	9 wks	80.0%	-
Bmi Woodlands Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	9 wks	76.4%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton South East	South East	9 wks	80.1%	-
Woodthorpe Hospital Midlands	Midlands	9 wks	72.6%	-
Bmi - The Beaumont Hospital North West	North West	9 wks	71.7%	-
Bmi - The Park Hospital Midlands	Midlands	9 wks	78.6%	-
Fulwood Hall Hospital North West	North West	9 wks	84.2%	-
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	9 wks	88.6%	-
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	10 wks	79.3%	-
The Berkshire Independent Hospital South East	South East	10 wks	77.0%	1
Bmi St Edmunds Hospital East of England	East of England	10 wks	87.5%	-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes South West	South West	10 wks	82.2%	-
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	10 wks	77.0%	6
Renacres Hospital North West	North West	10 wks	63.0%	3
Epsomedical Group South East	South East	10 wks	71.2%	14
Winfield Hospital South West	South West	10 wks	73.3%	-
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	10 wks	73.0%	26
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	67.7%	1
Medway NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	10 wks	76.8%	-
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	10 wks	73.9%	2
Portsmouth Hospitals University National Health Service Trust South East	South East	10 wks	73.3%	56
Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust South East	South East	10 wks	70.0%	14
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	10 wks	72.7%	13
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	10 wks	70.4%	-
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	72.1%	11
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	10 wks	74.9%	-
Nuffield Health, Brentwood Hospital East of England	East of England	10 wks	68.4%	1
Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd South East	South East	10 wks	72.8%	2
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	10 wks	74.7%	-
The Yorkshire Clinic North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	73.7%	1
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	72.9%	1
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	10 wks	80.0%	8
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	10 wks	72.2%	3
Benenden Hospital South East	South East	10 wks	75.6%	-
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	11 wks	70.1%	3
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	11 wks	70.9%	3
Spire Liverpool Hospital North West	North West	11 wks	78.4%	2
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London	London	11 wks	74.2%	-
New Hall Hospital South West	South West	11 wks	70.0%	-
Bmi Mount Alvernia Hospital South East	South East	11 wks	82.5%	-
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	11 wks	74.0%	-
West Midlands Hospital Midlands	Midlands	11 wks	70.4%	-
North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	66.6%	49
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	11 wks	66.4%	4
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	69.6%	6
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	11 wks	67.7%	59
Bmi - The London Independent Hospital London	London	11 wks	78.8%	-
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	11 wks	71.2%	12
Rivers Hospital East of England	East of England	11 wks	67.5%	2
Woodland Hospital Midlands	Midlands	11 wks	66.3%	-
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust East of England	East of England	11 wks	73.5%	-
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	66.5%	24
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London	London	11 wks	68.2%	13
Bmi - Shirley Oaks Hospital London	London	11 wks	66.4%	1
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	11 wks	67.6%	1
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	65.3%	16
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	11 wks	68.0%	7
Fitzwilliam Hospital East of England	East of England	11 wks	75.1%	-
Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	11 wks	69.4%	32
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	11 wks	64.7%	15
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	11 wks	68.4%	11
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	68.3%	-
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	12 wks	69.1%	22
Practice Plus Group Hospital Birmingham Midlands	Midlands	12 wks	71.9%	-
Tees Valley Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	12 wks	64.3%	-
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	12 wks	68.3%	1
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	12 wks	64.4%	-
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	12 wks	64.2%	3
Whittington Health NHS Trust London	London	12 wks	73.0%	-
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	12 wks	65.1%	52
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	12 wks	65.0%	49
St Helens And Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West	North West	12 wks	68.4%	89
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	12 wks	62.5%	97
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	12 wks	68.5%	27
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	12 wks	64.0%	6
Lancaster House Consulting Diagnostics Surgical Ltd HQ North West	North West	12 wks	72.2%	-
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	12 wks	65.6%	7
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	12 wks	66.4%	39
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	12 wks	65.9%	53
Mount Stuart Hospital South West	South West	12 wks	71.5%	1
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England	East of England	12 wks	65.6%	19
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	12 wks	64.2%	-
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	12 wks	63.5%	4
Nuffield Health, York Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	12 wks	58.2%	-
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	12 wks	65.7%	54
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	12 wks	66.4%	-
Springfield Hospital East of England	East of England	12 wks	63.2%	30
Fairfield Independent Hospital North West	North West	12 wks	64.2%	-
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	13 wks	63.2%	90
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	61.5%	1
Modality Llp Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	50.0%	2
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	13 wks	65.2%	1
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	13 wks	62.2%	14
Healthshare Diagnostics East of England	East of England	13 wks	67.0%	1
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	13 wks	65.9%	-
East Cheshire NHS Trust North West	North West	13 wks	64.0%	25
Pinehill Hospital East of England	East of England	13 wks	62.2%	6
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West	South West	13 wks	60.8%	2
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	13 wks	66.5%	8
Royal Devon And Exeter NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	13 wks	61.5%	80
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	13 wks	59.7%	116
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	13 wks	61.8%	5
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	61.1%	38
Barts Health NHS Trust London	London	14 wks	62.1%	37
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	14 wks	63.9%	52
East And North Hertfordshire NHS Trust East of England	East of England	14 wks	58.4%	45
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	58.4%	17
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	61.8%	3
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	58.8%	202
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	14 wks	58.7%	66
Bmi - The Kings Oak Hospital London	London	14 wks	61.4%	2
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	14 wks	58.4%	51
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	15 wks	57.9%	102
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London	London	15 wks	57.9%	86
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	15 wks	58.0%	35
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	15 wks	58.3%	152
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London	London	15 wks	57.8%	2
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	15 wks	57.5%	16
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	15 wks	55.3%	191
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	15 wks	56.2%	125
North Downs Hospital South East	South East	16 wks	60.0%	-
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	16 wks	56.2%	64
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	16 wks	55.2%	148
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	16 wks	54.6%	76
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	16 wks	54.3%	217
Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue) South West	South West	16 wks	54.6%	-
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	16 wks	54.0%	120
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	16 wks	53.5%	165
One Ashford Hospital South East	South East	16 wks	61.1%	-
Bmi - Hendon Hospital London	London	16 wks	55.6%	-
The One Health Group Ltd North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	16 wks	60.0%	3
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	16 wks	54.7%	18
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	17 wks	53.2%	880
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London	London	17 wks	52.8%	157
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	17 wks	52.9%	220
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	17 wks	51.5%	1
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	17 wks	52.5%	226
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	17 wks	51.4%	104
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	18 wks	51.2%	27
Bmi The Cavell Hospital London	London	19 wks	45.5%	-
Claremont Private Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	20 wks	44.5%	-
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London	London	20 wks	46.7%	127
Stourside Hospital Midlands	Midlands	21 wks	46.5%	7
Glendon Wood Hospital Midlands	Midlands	22 wks	36.7%	-
Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital London	London	28 wks	35.3%	73

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the NHS Urology waiting list?

The NHS Urology waiting list in England has about 366,012 patients currently waiting for treatment. The typical wait is around 11 weeks (2½ months), based on data from 196 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 urologist 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 urologist. Nationally this currently averages about 11 weeks. In our data it ranges from as short as 3 weeks at the fastest hospital to 28 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 Urology patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 71% of Urology 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.