Urology waiting times by trust

Prostate, kidney stones and bladder. 362,639 people were waiting in England at the end of September 2026, with a median wait so far of 12.0 weeks. Every NHS trust, shortest median wait first.

NHS waiting times · Urology

England, September 2026

362,639

waiting in England

down 26,540 (6.8%) on a year earlier

12.0 wk

median wait so far

down 1.4 weeks on a year earlier

66.0%

under 18 weeks

10.9 wk

median wait of people admitted

in September 2026

Every NHS trust

113 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
Royal MarsdenWest and North London	67	4.3	97.0%	0
East Lancashire HospitalsLancashire and South Cumbria	1,993	6.0	85.5%	0
Tameside and Glossop Integrated CareGreater Manchester	637	6.2	97.3%	0
Croydon Health ServicesSouth West London	1,479	6.4	92.2%	0
Royal National Orthopaedic HospitalWest and North London	127	6.6	96.1%	0
Isle of WightHampshire and Isle of Wight	395	7.0	95.2%	0
ChristieGreater Manchester	165	7.6	86.7%	0
Maidstone and Tunbridge WellsKent and Medway	2,462	7.8	87.4%	0
University Hospitals of LeicesterLeicester, Leicestershire and Rutland	3,499	7.8	84.6%	1
AiredaleWest Yorkshire	999	8.1	80.6%	2
Harrogate and DistrictHumber and North Yorkshire	1,331	8.4	76.7%	0
Gloucestershire HospitalsGloucestershire	3,042	8.9	76.0%	0
London North West University HealthcareWest and North London	4,296	9.0	83.2%	3
Northumbria HealthcareNorth East and North Cumbria	2,896	9.0	88.5%	0
Mid Cheshire HospitalsCheshire and Merseyside	1,697	9.2	82.0%	2
Royal BerkshireThames Valley	2,058	9.2	84.5%	1
Portsmouth Hospitals UniversityHampshire and Isle of Wight	2,108	9.3	73.6%	77
MedwayKent and Medway	2,328	9.4	78.0%	0
Countess of Chester HospitalCheshire and Merseyside	1,249	9.5	76.1%	0
Dartford and GraveshamKent and Medway	3,256	9.5	72.0%	9
University Hospitals DorsetDorset	2,914	9.5	74.0%	18
Calderdale and HuddersfieldWest Yorkshire	1,756	9.6	77.4%	0
Sherwood Forest HospitalsNottingham and Nottinghamshire	1,981	9.6	74.3%	6
United Lincolnshire Teaching HospitalsLincolnshire	3,334	9.6	79.8%	7
BristolBristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	5,508	9.8	75.9%	0
Wirral University Teaching HospitalCheshire and Merseyside	2,174	9.9	74.2%	0
Kingston and RichmondSouth West London	1,704	10.0	77.3%	0
Dudley GroupBlack Country	1,650	10.1	71.5%	0
Royal United Hospitals BathBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	2,176	10.4	74.4%	3
Barnsley HospitalSouth Yorkshire	1,065	10.5	72.0%	10
Epsom and St Helier University HospitalsSouth West London	1,882	10.5	69.9%	23
Shrewsbury and Telford HospitalShropshire, Telford and Wrekin	2,082	10.6	72.3%	0
University Hospitals of Derby and BurtonDerby and Derbyshire	3,243	10.6	71.2%	50
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University HospitalsNorth East London	4,256	10.7	75.1%	0
Newcastle upon Tyne HospitalsNorth East and North Cumbria	3,209	10.7	67.6%	18
East Kent Hospitals UniversityKent and Medway	4,991	10.8	71.4%	10
Mid Yorkshire TeachingWest Yorkshire	3,467	10.8	68.2%	9
North Cheshire and MerseyCheshire and Merseyside	2,073	10.9	73.3%	22
RotherhamSouth Yorkshire	1,428	10.9	68.6%	6
Cambridge University HospitalsCentral East	2,358	11.0	68.0%	9
Kettering General HospitalNorthamptonshire	1,795	11.0	72.4%	7
North Tees and HartlepoolNorth East and North Cumbria	2,081	11.0	70.1%	39
West Hertfordshire Teaching HospitalsCentral East	2,761	11.0	74.4%	1
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching HospitalsSouth Yorkshire	2,849	11.1	71.9%	0
Homerton HealthcareNorth East London	1,509	11.1	66.3%	13
SalisburyBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	2,646	11.2	78.6%	3
Surrey and Sussex HealthcareSurrey and Sussex	2,969	11.2	65.4%	60
University Hospitals of Morecambe BayLancashire and South Cumbria	2,047	11.2	68.8%	47
North West AngliaCentral East	4,628	11.3	66.3%	0
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's LynnNorfolk and Suffolk	1,301	11.3	70.8%	4
Royal SurreySurrey and Sussex	1,557	11.3	73.8%	0
StockportGreater Manchester	2,096	11.3	65.0%	5
Frimley HealthSurrey and Sussex	4,612	11.4	64.1%	102
Northern Lincolnshire and GooleHumber and North Yorkshire	3,613	11.4	69.5%	35
University Hospitals BirminghamBirmingham and Solihull	6,654	11.4	68.8%	8
Princess Alexandra HospitalEssex	2,839	11.5	67.0%	30
King's College HospitalSouth East London	4,318	11.6	69.2%	26
Whittington HealthWest and North London	1,569	11.6	77.7%	2
Chelsea and Westminster HospitalWest and North London	6,688	11.7	70.5%	40
Wye ValleyHerefordshire and Worcestershire	1,587	11.7	69.1%	20
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching HospitalsCheshire and Merseyside	5,781	11.8	68.9%	111
North Cumbria Integrated CareNorth East and North Cumbria	2,108	11.8	68.3%	1
St George's University HospitalsSouth West London	3,090	11.9	65.4%	0
Lancashire Teaching HospitalsLancashire and South Cumbria	2,088	12.1	64.7%	0
West SuffolkNorfolk and Suffolk	2,068	12.2	67.6%	3
Dorset County HospitalDorset	1,288	12.3	64.1%	3
Norfolk and Norwich University HospitalsNorfolk and Suffolk	4,232	12.3	60.0%	163
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching HospitalsGreater Manchester	1,961	12.3	66.3%	43
George Eliot HospitalCoventry and Warwickshire	1,864	12.4	65.5%	3
University Hospital SouthamptonHampshire and Isle of Wight	2,127	12.4	61.3%	98
Hampshire HospitalsHampshire and Isle of Wight	3,161	12.6	63.3%	40
Leeds Teaching HospitalsWest Yorkshire	4,122	12.7	65.2%	5
South Tyneside and SunderlandNorth East and North Cumbria	6,448	12.7	63.4%	0
Chesterfield Royal HospitalDerby and Derbyshire	1,650	12.8	63.6%	29
South Tees HospitalsNorth East and North Cumbria	3,892	12.8	64.7%	85
Royal Devon University HealthcareDevon	3,215	12.9	61.2%	67
Royal Free LondonWest and North London	9,187	12.9	62.6%	102
BoltonGreater Manchester	2,511	13.0	62.8%	14
Bradford Teaching HospitalsWest Yorkshire	1,763	13.0	64.1%	1
Buckinghamshire HealthcareThames Valley	2,588	13.0	66.7%	0
Milton Keynes University HospitalCentral East	2,659	13.0	63.1%	61
East Suffolk and North EssexEssex	5,650	13.1	62.3%	21
Royal Cornwall HospitalsCornwall and the Isles of Scilly	1,956	13.2	62.6%	1
Barts HealthNorth East London	6,118	13.3	62.3%	34
Gateshead HealthNorth East and North Cumbria	764	13.3	62.7%	3
Royal WolverhamptonBlack Country	5,452	13.4	61.0%	208
East CheshireCheshire and Merseyside	1,148	13.5	65.7%	21
Worcestershire Acute HospitalsHerefordshire and Worcestershire	4,666	13.7	62.6%	14
Bedfordshire HospitalsCentral East	4,863	13.8	61.8%	4
Hillingdon HospitalsWest and North London	1,540	13.9	57.7%	2
University Hospitals of North MidlandsStaffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent	4,548	14.0	60.4%	38
Great Western HospitalsBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	2,853	14.4	59.5%	76
University College London HospitalsWest and North London	5,194	14.5	58.9%	77
York and Scarborough Teaching HospitalsHumber and North Yorkshire	2,797	14.5	59.6%	52
East and North Hertfordshire TeachingCentral East	4,136	14.6	58.6%	70
Ashford and St Peter's HospitalsSurrey and Sussex	1,985	14.7	58.6%	22
Imperial College HealthcareWest and North London	3,550	14.7	57.3%	0
South Warwickshire UniversityCoventry and Warwickshire	2,204	14.9	59.8%	9
Manchester UniversityGreater Manchester	6,363	15.3	56.4%	200
University Hospitals Coventry and WarwickshireCoventry and Warwickshire	3,344	15.4	57.4%	176
East Sussex HealthcareSurrey and Sussex	4,623	15.6	55.7%	73
Oxford University HospitalsThames Valley	4,710	15.7	54.8%	185
Sandwell and West Birmingham HospitalsBlack Country	3,777	15.7	56.9%	4
Hull University Teaching HospitalsHumber and North Yorkshire	4,365	16.0	53.6%	173
James Paget University HospitalsNorfolk and Suffolk	1,562	16.0	55.2%	63
Blackpool Teaching HospitalsLancashire and South Cumbria	2,527	16.1	53.8%	107
SomersetSomerset	3,257	16.1	53.5%	269
Guy's and St Thomas'South East London	6,128	16.3	53.6%	155
Northern Care AllianceGreater Manchester	7,474	16.3	53.9%	217
University Hospitals SussexSurrey and Sussex	6,254	16.3	53.1%	255
Mid and South EssexEssex	10,578	16.6	53.3%	865
Liverpool University HospitalsCheshire and Merseyside	3,590	18.1	49.7%	27
Lewisham and GreenwichSouth East London	2,548	21.8	42.2%	110

The last 13 months in England

September 2025 to September 2026.

People waiting for urology in EnglandLowest 362,639, highest 391,331. The scale starts near the lowest value.

The figures

Month	Value
September 2025	389,179
October 2025	390,137
November 2025	384,642
December 2025	391,331
January 2026	390,044
February 2026	386,911
March 2026	378,188
April 2026	378,422
May 2026	378,952
June 2026	373,998
July 2026	368,963
August 2026	367,027
September 2026	362,639

Median wait for urology in England, weeksLowest 11.4 wk, highest 13.4 wk. The scale starts near the lowest value.

The figures

Month	Value
September 2025	13.4 wk
October 2025	13.1 wk
November 2025	12.6 wk
December 2025	12.9 wk
January 2026	13.1 wk
February 2026	12.7 wk
March 2026	11.4 wk
April 2026	12.2 wk
May 2026	12.7 wk
June 2026	12.3 wk
July 2026	12.2 wk
August 2026	12.2 wk
September 2026	12.0 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 25 with the most NHS patients waiting for urology.

Hospital or provider	NHS patients waiting	Median wait, weeks	Under 18 weeks
Cohese HealthcareBristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	1,196	4.1	98.3%
Lancaster House Consulting Diagnostics Surgical Ltd HqGreater Manchester	883	11.4	70.1%
Springfield HospitalEssex	707	13.5	62.0%
London Independent HospitalNorth East London	593	11.0	76.9%
The Yorkshire ClinicWest Yorkshire	509	9.7	71.1%
Buckshaw HospitalLancashire and South Cumbria	442	8.6	76.2%
Woodland HospitalNorthamptonshire	422	10.0	71.3%
Fulwood Hall HospitalLancashire and South Cumbria	412	8.1	86.2%
Tees Valley HospitalNorth East and North Cumbria	399	11.2	71.4%
Practice Plus Group Hospital - SouthamptonHampshire and Isle of Wight	368	9.6	80.7%
Rivers HospitalCentral East	367	9.1	71.9%
Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue)Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	298	8.9	62.1%
Practice Plus Group Hospital, BirminghamBirmingham and Solihull	288	10.9	72.9%
Spencer Private Hospitals LtdKent and Medway	266	11.5	66.9%
Blackheath HospitalSouth East London	262	5.9	85.9%
Ppg Hospitals - IlfordNorth East London	254	8.6	79.9%
Beaumont HospitalGreater Manchester	253	8.1	76.3%
Kings Oak HospitalWest and North London	251	13.6	66.1%
The Berkshire Independent HospitalThames Valley	249	8.4	77.5%
Nuffield Health, Brighton HospitalSurrey and Sussex	238	20.6	47.1%
Mount Stuart HospitalDevon	238	12.3	69.3%
Spire Fylde Coast HospitalLancashire and South Cumbria	226	7.2	87.2%
Nuffield Health Parkside HospitalSouth West London	223	29.5	38.6%
Fairfield Independent HospitalCheshire and Merseyside	222	9.8	77.9%
Spire Liverpool HospitalCheshire and Merseyside	218	8.7	74.8%

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	8,310	11.6	70.6%	83
Birmingham and Solihull	6,943	11.3	68.9%	8
Black Country	11,129	13.8	61.0%	222
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	6,776	8.3	79.9%	0
Central East	22,177	12.5	65.0%	154
Cheshire and Merseyside	18,287	11.8	68.2%	184
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly	2,015	12.9	63.5%	1
Coventry and Warwickshire	7,440	14.4	60.2%	188
Derby and Derbyshire	4,893	11.2	68.7%	79
Devon	3,600	12.5	63.0%	68
Dorset	4,223	10.0	71.0%	21
Essex	19,973	14.7	58.2%	953
Gloucestershire	3,148	8.7	76.3%	0
Greater Manchester	22,450	14.1	60.2%	479
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	8,278	10.7	68.1%	215
Herefordshire and Worcestershire	6,253	13.1	64.2%	34
Humber and North Yorkshire	12,265	12.7	62.5%	262
Kent and Medway	13,621	9.5	75.6%	21
Lancashire and South Cumbria	10,053	10.3	69.0%	157
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland	3,499	7.8	84.6%	1
Lincolnshire	3,519	9.4	80.0%	7
Norfolk and Suffolk	9,181	12.8	62.5%	233
North East London	12,730	11.6	68.1%	47
North East and North Cumbria	21,993	11.5	68.9%	146
Northamptonshire	2,255	11.1	71.4%	8
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire	2,237	9.3	75.2%	6
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin	2,082	10.6	72.3%	0
Somerset	3,326	15.5	54.3%	270
South East London	13,367	15.0	57.4%	291
South West London	8,492	9.9	72.8%	96
South Yorkshire	5,609	11.3	70.1%	22
Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent	4,684	13.8	60.7%	38
Surrey and Sussex	22,742	13.7	59.8%	588
Thames Valley	9,630	12.4	65.0%	187
West Yorkshire	12,774	11.1	69.3%	18
West and North London	32,685	12.2	66.6%	228

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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 urology?

At the end of September 2026, 362,639 people were waiting for urology in England. Half had waited more than 12.0 weeks so far, 66.0% under 18 weeks and 5,315 over a year. People admitted for treatment that month had waited a median of 10.9 weeks. Source: NHS England.

Which hospital trusts have the shortest urology waits?

In September 2026, the shortest median waits among trusts with at least 50 people waiting were at Royal Marsden (4.3 weeks), East Lancashire Hospitals (6.0 weeks), Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care (6.2 weeks). The table on this page lists every trust.

Can I choose a hospital with a shorter wait?

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