Oral surgery waiting times by trust

Wisdom teeth and other hospital dental surgery. 314,176 people were waiting in England at the end of September 2026, with a median wait so far of 16.1 weeks. Every NHS trust, shortest median wait first.

NHS waiting times · Oral surgery

England, September 2026

314,176

waiting in England

down 4,926 (1.5%) on a year earlier

16.1 wk

median wait so far

down 1.5 weeks on a year earlier

54.5%

under 18 weeks

26.0 wk

median wait of people admitted

in September 2026

Every NHS trust

105 trusts with at least 50 people waiting, shortest median wait first. Select a column heading to sort.

median wait, in weeks (scale 0 to 40)England's median for the same specialty

Trust	Waiting	Median wait, weeks	Under 18 weeks	Over a year
StockportGreater Manchester	93	3.6	100.0%	0
Royal MarsdenWest and North London	110	5.2	84.5%	0
Kingston and RichmondSouth West London	1,231	7.6	86.3%	1
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's LynnNorfolk and Suffolk	397	7.6	78.3%	1
Guy's and St Thomas'South East London	5,957	8.0	83.0%	0
Whittington HealthWest and North London	108	9.0	91.7%	0
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University HospitalsNorth East London	2,363	9.2	78.9%	4
North Cumbria Integrated CareNorth East and North Cumbria	933	9.2	81.7%	0
Royal BerkshireThames Valley	417	9.3	86.3%	0
Royal Cornwall HospitalsCornwall and the Isles of Scilly	2,657	9.5	76.9%	7
Homerton HealthcareNorth East London	1,987	10.2	70.3%	8
Tameside and Glossop Integrated CareGreater Manchester	823	10.2	73.5%	0
Buckinghamshire HealthcareThames Valley	1,257	10.6	74.6%	0
Imperial College HealthcareWest and North London	770	10.6	78.7%	0
East Lancashire HospitalsLancashire and South Cumbria	3,517	10.7	63.3%	6
Leeds Teaching HospitalsWest Yorkshire	2,125	10.8	73.2%	21
Birmingham Community HealthcareBirmingham and Solihull	6,459	11.1	77.2%	1
Newcastle upon Tyne HospitalsNorth East and North Cumbria	2,265	11.2	71.6%	0
University Hospitals of Derby and BurtonDerby and Derbyshire	2,575	11.2	72.9%	32
Norfolk and Norwich University HospitalsNorfolk and Suffolk	1,680	11.5	64.2%	53
Chesterfield Royal HospitalDerby and Derbyshire	1,028	11.6	66.3%	17
University Hospitals Coventry and WarwickshireCoventry and Warwickshire	3,183	11.6	66.0%	39
University College London HospitalsWest and North London	7,788	11.9	69.0%	13
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching HospitalsGreater Manchester	1,516	11.9	68.9%	32
Mid Yorkshire TeachingWest Yorkshire	3,662	12.0	67.5%	16
AiredaleWest Yorkshire	475	12.3	68.0%	1
Northern Lincolnshire and GooleHumber and North Yorkshire	984	12.3	61.9%	35
Royal Devon University HealthcareDevon	2,865	12.5	67.8%	10
South Tyneside and SunderlandNorth East and North Cumbria	4,906	12.5	67.6%	0
Epsom and St Helier University HospitalsSouth West London	2,094	12.7	65.1%	27
BristolBristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	2,287	12.8	64.6%	6
Calderdale and HuddersfieldWest Yorkshire	1,499	12.8	63.8%	9
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching HospitalsSouth Yorkshire	1,989	12.9	61.3%	6
Northumbria HealthcareNorth East and North Cumbria	1,555	13.4	66.6%	0
University Hospitals of Morecambe BayLancashire and South Cumbria	2,396	13.6	60.5%	31
St George's University HospitalsSouth West London	1,519	13.8	59.4%	89
Barts HealthNorth East London	3,758	13.9	61.2%	84
University Hospitals DorsetDorset	2,914	14.2	58.8%	1
Harrogate and DistrictHumber and North Yorkshire	848	14.3	60.7%	0
King's College HospitalSouth East London	8,591	14.3	59.9%	103
Shropshire Community HealthShropshire, Telford and Wrekin	339	14.4	65.5%	0
County Durham and DarlingtonNorth East and North Cumbria	804	14.5	59.7%	0
Wirral University Teaching HospitalCheshire and Merseyside	2,470	14.5	60.2%	8
Barnsley HospitalSouth Yorkshire	1,307	14.7	57.2%	29
University Hospital SouthamptonHampshire and Isle of Wight	2,009	15.0	56.1%	91
Gloucestershire HospitalsGloucestershire	3,725	15.2	58.7%	0
Royal Free LondonWest and North London	5,079	15.4	57.0%	6
Walsall HealthcareBlack Country	2,589	15.4	57.5%	0
BoltonGreater Manchester	2,257	15.8	54.1%	6
East Sussex HealthcareSurrey and Sussex	2,040	15.8	55.2%	8
Isle of WightHampshire and Isle of Wight	543	15.8	55.8%	1
SalisburyBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	2,277	15.9	55.7%	17
Queen Victoria HospitalSurrey and Sussex	7,569	16.3	54.1%	70
Manchester UniversityGreater Manchester	15,544	16.4	53.7%	267
Hillingdon HospitalsWest and North London	2,391	16.7	53.2%	0
Milton Keynes University HospitalCentral East	1,579	16.7	53.3%	16
Princess Alexandra HospitalEssex	1,425	16.8	52.7%	36
Surrey and Sussex HealthcareSurrey and Sussex	1,912	16.8	52.8%	43
James Paget University HospitalsNorfolk and Suffolk	961	16.9	53.2%	10
Hull University Teaching HospitalsHumber and North Yorkshire	2,425	17.3	51.5%	72
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching HospitalsCheshire and Merseyside	2,464	17.3	51.5%	76
West Hertfordshire Teaching HospitalsCentral East	2,824	17.4	51.4%	65
Dorset County HospitalDorset	1,865	17.5	51.4%	51
Hampshire HospitalsHampshire and Isle of Wight	1,961	17.8	50.6%	74
Lancashire Teaching HospitalsLancashire and South Cumbria	4,739	17.8	51.0%	18
Bradford Teaching HospitalsWest Yorkshire	2,091	18.0	50.0%	13
University Hospitals of North MidlandsStaffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent	4,276	18.0	50.0%	222
Liverpool University HospitalsCheshire and Merseyside	4,055	18.1	49.8%	95
North West AngliaCentral East	2,809	18.3	49.5%	22
Dudley GroupBlack Country	2,470	18.4	48.9%	2
London North West University HealthcareWest and North London	8,163	18.4	49.2%	5
University Hospitals BirminghamBirmingham and Solihull	2,263	18.4	49.0%	36
East Suffolk and North EssexEssex	3,878	18.9	48.5%	9
United Lincolnshire Teaching HospitalsLincolnshire	3,007	18.9	48.7%	225
Countess of Chester HospitalCheshire and Merseyside	2,014	19.0	47.7%	1
Royal United Hospitals BathBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	2,870	19.0	47.8%	20
Northern Care AllianceGreater Manchester	1,842	19.1	48.2%	111
York and Scarborough Teaching HospitalsHumber and North Yorkshire	4,106	19.4	47.3%	134
Royal SurreySurrey and Sussex	4,152	19.5	47.1%	53
Wye ValleyHerefordshire and Worcestershire	895	19.7	45.5%	7
Ashford and St Peter's HospitalsSurrey and Sussex	4,238	19.8	43.9%	319
Cambridge University HospitalsCentral East	3,655	20.1	46.2%	61
Oxford University HospitalsThames Valley	3,016	20.1	44.9%	154
RotherhamSouth Yorkshire	1,989	20.3	46.9%	28
Blackpool Teaching HospitalsLancashire and South Cumbria	2,036	20.6	42.0%	17
Kettering General HospitalNorthamptonshire	2,503	20.6	43.6%	21
University Hospitals of LeicesterLeicester, Leicestershire and Rutland	6,552	20.6	45.3%	312
Royal WolverhamptonBlack Country	4,128	20.8	43.6%	155
Sandwell and West Birmingham HospitalsBlack Country	1,037	20.8	47.3%	20
Sherwood Forest HospitalsNottingham and Nottinghamshire	1,364	21.0	45.9%	66
Shrewsbury and Telford HospitalShropshire, Telford and Wrekin	2,030	21.0	41.6%	0
Chelsea and Westminster HospitalWest and North London	1,990	21.2	41.4%	37
Bedfordshire HospitalsCentral East	7,059	21.8	44.0%	308
Great Western HospitalsBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	2,948	22.0	41.7%	105
Croydon Health ServicesSouth West London	3,071	22.1	43.0%	172
Portsmouth Hospitals UniversityHampshire and Isle of Wight	4,259	22.2	42.5%	407
East and North Hertfordshire TeachingCentral East	1,045	22.5	42.8%	99
Frimley HealthSurrey and Sussex	2,820	23.1	39.2%	144
University Hospitals SussexSurrey and Sussex	8,610	23.3	37.8%	808
Worcestershire Acute HospitalsHerefordshire and Worcestershire	3,797	24.3	38.8%	156
SomersetSomerset	3,389	25.6	34.6%	316
South Warwickshire UniversityCoventry and Warwickshire	1,274	26.0	34.6%	27
East Kent Hospitals UniversityKent and Medway	4,271	26.4	36.4%	289
Mid and South EssexEssex	7,026	28.5	34.0%	987
George Eliot HospitalCoventry and Warwickshire	731	29.1	14.6%	4

The last 13 months in England

September 2025 to September 2026.

People waiting for oral surgery in EnglandLowest 314,176, highest 322,932. The scale starts near the lowest value.

The figures

Month	Value
September 2025	319,102
October 2025	317,880
November 2025	314,455
December 2025	318,622
January 2026	318,440
February 2026	322,932
March 2026	320,612
April 2026	321,516
May 2026	322,030
June 2026	320,552
July 2026	319,386
August 2026	316,357
September 2026	314,176

Median wait for oral surgery in England, weeksLowest 15.2 wk, highest 17.6 wk. The scale starts near the lowest value.

The figures

Month	Value
September 2025	17.6 wk
October 2025	17.6 wk
November 2025	17.3 wk
December 2025	17.1 wk
January 2026	17.0 wk
February 2026	16.5 wk
March 2026	15.9 wk
April 2026	15.2 wk
May 2026	16.0 wk
June 2026	16.0 wk
July 2026	15.9 wk
August 2026	16.4 wk
September 2026	16.1 wk

Independent hospitals on the NHS

Some independent hospitals treat NHS patients, free to the patient, and you may be able to choose one when you're referred. These are the 6 with the most NHS patients waiting for oral surgery.

Hospital or provider	NHS patients waiting	Median wait, weeks	Under 18 weeks
Practice Plus Group Hospital - SouthamptonHampshire and Isle of Wight	5,210	18.1	49.8%
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons GreenBristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	3,243	13.7	64.5%
The Westbourne CentreBirmingham and Solihull	2,514	13.9	65.1%
Somerset Surgical Services HqBristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	1,194	7.3	78.1%
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - DevizesBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	1,114	8.6	83.2%
Tees Valley HospitalNorth East and North Cumbria	408	6.8	87.7%

By area

NHS integrated care board areas, by where the hospital trust is.

Area	Waiting	Median wait, weeks	Under 18 weeks	Over a year
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	9,209	17.2	52.1%	142
Birmingham and Solihull	11,236	12.5	68.8%	54
Black Country	10,224	18.5	48.8%	177
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	6,724	12.3	67.0%	6
Central East	18,971	19.7	47.1%	571
Cheshire and Merseyside	11,003	17.1	52.1%	180
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly	2,657	9.5	76.9%	7
Coventry and Warwickshire	5,188	17.5	51.0%	70
Derby and Derbyshire	3,603	11.2	71.0%	49
Devon	2,865	12.5	67.8%	10
Dorset	4,779	15.6	55.9%	52
Essex	12,329	23.6	40.7%	1,032
Gloucestershire	3,758	15.2	59.0%	0
Greater Manchester	22,075	15.7	55.2%	416
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	13,982	18.6	48.8%	591
Herefordshire and Worcestershire	4,692	23.2	40.1%	163
Humber and North Yorkshire	8,363	17.1	51.6%	241
Kent and Medway	4,271	26.4	36.4%	289
Lancashire and South Cumbria	12,688	16.0	54.8%	72
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland	6,552	20.6	45.3%	312
Lincolnshire	3,007	18.9	48.7%	225
Norfolk and Suffolk	3,038	12.3	62.5%	64
North East London	8,108	11.3	68.6%	96
North East and North Cumbria	10,882	11.9	69.7%	0
Northamptonshire	2,503	20.6	43.6%	21
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire	1,364	21.0	45.9%	66
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin	2,369	19.9	45.0%	0
Somerset	3,389	25.6	34.6%	316
South East London	14,548	11.3	69.4%	103
South West London	7,915	14.3	58.7%	289
South Yorkshire	5,326	15.6	55.0%	63
Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent	4,276	18.0	50.0%	222
Surrey and Sussex	31,341	19.7	46.0%	1,445
Thames Valley	4,690	15.6	56.5%	154
West Yorkshire	9,852	12.9	64.5%	60
West and North London	26,399	15.3	57.5%	61

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Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times, September 2026 (published November 2026). Next figures expected 10 December 2026. Journalists: press page.

Questions

How long is the NHS wait for oral surgery?

At the end of September 2026, 314,176 people were waiting for oral surgery in England. Half had waited more than 16.1 weeks so far, 54.5% under 18 weeks and 7,619 over a year. People admitted for treatment that month had waited a median of 26.0 weeks. Source: NHS England.

Which hospital trusts have the shortest oral surgery waits?

In September 2026, the shortest median waits among trusts with at least 50 people waiting were at Stockport (3.6 weeks), Royal Marsden (5.2 weeks), Kingston and Richmond (7.6 weeks). The table on this page lists every trust.

Can I choose a hospital with a shorter wait?

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