How to read these waiting bands
These bands describe elapsed waits among pathways still waiting at the stated period end, not time until an appointment or completed treatment. A range such as 3–<4 includes 3 but excludes 4 weeks; >3–4 excludes 3 and includes 4. 13+ has no upper bound; >104 means more than 104 weeks. Chart bars mark the finite upper bound or, for open bands, the lower bound; tied bands cannot rank individual waits.
Tonsillectomy
Surgical removal of the tonsils.
Reviewed by PlainNHS ·
Median wait
>14–15 weeks
Within 18-week reference · national median for the Ear Nose and Throat specialty
90th percentile
>38–39 weeks
Beyond 18-week reference · Elapsed-wait 90th-percentile band
Annual NHS volume
32,000
Approx. annual activity (separate source)
Pick a profiled NHS Trust to open a side-by-side wait comparison for tonsillectomy against another trust you choose next.
National median for Ear Nose and Throat Service is >14–15 weeks (90th percentile >38–39), among pathways still waiting at the end of RTT-June-2026; it does not measure completed treatment. Among the 10 trusts PlainNHS profiles, medians run from Kings College Hospital at >6–7 weeks to Cambridge University Hospitals at >16–17 weeks. English providers with large lists span about 0–1 to 24–25 weeks. Source: NHS England RTT statistics, period RTT-June-2026.
- Among 10 profiled trusts, Kings College Hospital has a shorter median band at >6–7 weeks vs Cambridge University Hospitals at >16–17
- English large-list specialty medians span about 0–1 to 24–25 weeks for this queue
- About 32,000 completed pathways a year nationally for tonsillectomy
The wait picture
National median for Ear Nose and Throat Service is >14–15 weeks (90th percentile >38–39), among pathways still waiting at the end of RTT-June-2026; it does not measure completed treatment. Among the 10 trusts PlainNHS profiles, medians run from Kings College Hospital at >6–7 weeks to Cambridge University Hospitals at >16–17 weeks. English providers with large lists span about 0–1 to 24–25 weeks.
- >14–15 wks
- National median wait for the Ear Nose and Throat specialty
- >38–39 wks
- 90th percentile (elapsed wait among those still waiting)
- >6–7 wks
- Shortest profiled median band (Kings College Hospital)
- >16–17 wks
- Longest profiled median band (Cambridge University Hospitals)
Profiled trusts: 10. Figures are specialty-level RTT queues, not single-operation forecasts. Period RTT-June-2026.
How to read this pathway
ENT pathways such as tonsillectomy are measured on NHS England's consultant-led Referral-to-Treatment (RTT) incomplete-pathway standard - 92% within 18 weeks from GP referral to treatment start. ENT lists often run longer than the headline national median, which is why the specialty spread below is worth reading alongside the national figure.
Patients have a statutory right to choose their treating Trust at the point of GP referral. NHS England collects these figures by specialty, not by procedure, so the chart and table show the wait for the specialty that performs Tonsillectomy, not for that operation alone.
Ear Nose and Throat Service median at profiled trusts
Sorted ascending. Specialty-level RTT incomplete pathways for the queue this procedure sits in. Period RTT-June-2026.
Share within 18 weeks at profiled trusts
Sorted descending. Same NHS England return as the median chart; useful when choosing between trusts on the same pathway.
Ear Nose and Throat Service waits at profiled trusts
Median and 92nd-percentile waits for the specialty that performs Tonsillectomy, from NHS England's incomplete-pathways return for RTT-June-2026. These are whole-specialty figures covering every condition that specialty treats, so they describe the queue Tonsillectomy sits in rather than that operation on its own. Waits are reported in one-week bands: a median of 12 means the middle patient has waited more than 11 and at most 12 weeks.
| NHS Trust | Region | CQC | Median (wks) | 92nd pct (wks) | Within 18wks | Waiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Requires improvement | >6–7 | >30–31 | 78.7% | 703 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Requires improvement | >9–10 | >28–29 | 78.9% | 8,706 |
| Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust | NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Good | >13–14 | >37–38 | 59.6% | 5,685 |
| Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Requires improvement | >13–14 | >35–36 | 62.6% | 7,605 |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | >39–40 | 58.8% | 8,911 | |
| Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Requires improvement | >14–15 | >40–41 | 59.7% | 10,138 |
| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Good | >14–15 | >38–39 | 59.7% | 6,953 |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Requires improvement | >15–16 | >50–51 | 55% | 3,437 |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Good | >16–17 | >45–46 | 53.6% | 3,648 |
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Requires improvement | >16–17 | >43–44 | 54.5% | 7,119 |
Source: NHS England consultant-led RTT waiting times, incomplete pathways, RTT-June-2026. Covers the 10 profiled trusts that report to NHS England; providers outside NHS England's remit, including Scottish health boards, are not in this return.
Find your provider's Ear Nose and Throat Service wait
Every one of the 147 English NHS providers reporting a specialty-level RTT return for Ear Nose and Throat Service in RTT-June-2026, ordered by median band, with tied bands sharing a rank. Search by name or filter by region to find where your own hospital sits nationally. A wider view than the profiled-trusts table above, which is limited to the trusts this site covers in depth. Only providers with 100 or more incomplete pathways are included.
Showing all 147 providers.
| Rank | Provider | Region | Median (wks) | Within 18wks | Waiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE LIVING CARE GROUP | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >0–1 | 100% | 821 |
| 2 | NUFFIELD HEALTH THE HOLLY HOSPITAL | NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >4–5 | 82.7% | 475 |
| 3 | SPIRE LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >5–6 | 97.8% | 406 |
| 3 | EPSOMEDICAL GROUP | NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >5–6 | 90.2% | 193 |
| 5 | BEACON MEDICAL SERVICES GROUP LIMITED | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >6–7 | 99.1% | 3,051 |
| 5 | KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >6–7 | 78.7% | 703 |
| 5 | NUFFIELD HEALTH HIGHGATE HOSPITAL | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >6–7 | 89.6% | 288 |
| 5 | PRACTICE PLUS GROUP SURGICAL CENTRE - ST MARYS PORTSMOUTH | NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >6–7 | 87.5% | 168 |
| 5 | RENACRES HOSPITAL | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >6–7 | 66.2% | 133 |
| 5 | BENENDEN HOSPITAL | NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >6–7 | 79.8% | 124 |
| 11 | SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >7–8 | 83.2% | 5,144 |
| 11 | EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >7–8 | 81.2% | 3,598 |
| 11 | CLEMENTINE CHURCHILL HOSPITAL | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >7–8 | 91.9% | 591 |
| 11 | WOODLANDS HOSPITAL | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >7–8 | 87.7% | 220 |
| 11 | PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - EMERSONS GREEN | NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >7–8 | 86.7% | 218 |
| 11 | THE HAMPTONS HOSPITAL LTD | NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >7–8 | 76.2% | 206 |
| 11 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON AUDITORY IMPLANT SERVICE | NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >7–8 | 70.4% | 189 |
| 11 | FAIRFIELD INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >7–8 | 80.3% | 183 |
| 11 | QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >7–8 | 85.7% | 161 |
| 11 | BEARDWOOD HOSPITAL | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >7–8 | 85.1% | 114 |
| 21 | BUCKSHAW HOSPITAL | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >8–9 | 79.4% | 790 |
| 21 | PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - ILFORD | NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >8–9 | 72.4% | 257 |
| 23 | THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >9–10 | 78.9% | 8,706 |
| 23 | COMMUNITAS CLINICS | NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >9–10 | 80.8% | 3,848 |
| 23 | ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >9–10 | 77.7% | 3,323 |
| 23 | THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >9–10 | 73% | 2,401 |
| 23 | EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >9–10 | 76.3% | 2,325 |
| 23 | INHEALTH LIMITED | NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >9–10 | 80.3% | 826 |
| 29 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >10–11 | 68.4% | 5,411 |
| 29 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST | NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >10–11 | 73.2% | 4,073 |
| 29 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >10–11 | 73% | 3,595 |
| 29 | ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >10–11 | 81.2% | 3,354 |
| 29 | THE YORKSHIRE CLINIC | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >10–11 | 71.7% | 600 |
| 29 | SPIRE HULL AND EAST RIDING HOSPITAL | NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >10–11 | 73.6% | 129 |
| 35 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 68.7% | 8,519 |
| 35 | FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 67.2% | 5,212 |
| 35 | MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 74.6% | 4,446 |
| 35 | COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 72.4% | 3,773 |
| 35 | HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 66.7% | 3,275 |
| 35 | THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST | NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 67.1% | 3,267 |
| 35 | BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 66.9% | 3,264 |
| 35 | LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 68.4% | 3,171 |
| 35 | WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 70% | 3,008 |
| 35 | WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 70.5% | 2,716 |
| 35 | HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 65.7% | 2,665 |
| 35 | HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 69.4% | 2,593 |
| 35 | CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >11–12 | 67.5% | 2,560 |
| 48 | NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >12–13 | 69% | 3,504 |
| 48 | BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >12–13 | 65.3% | 3,456 |
| 48 | SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >12–13 | 67.1% | 3,403 |
| 48 | BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >12–13 | 64.4% | 3,331 |
| 48 | COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >12–13 | 70.4% | 2,983 |
| 48 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >12–13 | 61.3% | 1,718 |
| 48 | AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >12–13 | 65.1% | 1,273 |
| 48 | SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL | NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >12–13 | 65.9% | 918 |
| 56 | NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 64.7% | 8,167 |
| 56 | IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 62.6% | 7,605 |
| 56 | MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 63.7% | 7,012 |
| 56 | MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST | NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 62.2% | 5,893 |
| 56 | GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 59.6% | 5,685 |
| 56 | BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 65.2% | 5,643 |
| 56 | NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 66% | 5,637 |
| 56 | NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 62.7% | 5,580 |
| 56 | EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 61.4% | 5,493 |
| 56 | CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 64.3% | 5,262 |
| 56 | ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 61.7% | 5,114 |
| 56 | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 62.8% | 4,763 |
| 56 | MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 62.5% | 4,662 |
| 56 | STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 61.4% | 3,972 |
| 56 | KINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 64.1% | 3,937 |
| 56 | TAMESIDE AND GLOSSOP INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 63.4% | 1,979 |
| 56 | EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 63.7% | 1,594 |
| 56 | ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST | NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 61.4% | 1,001 |
| 56 | DORKING HEALTHCARE LIMITED (DHC) | NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 62.6% | 780 |
| 56 | SHROPSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS TRUST | NHS SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WREKIN INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 69.9% | 316 |
| 56 | SPENCER PRIVATE HOSPITALS LTD | NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 62.9% | 280 |
| 56 | CLAREMONT PRIVATE HOSPITAL | NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >13–14 | 61% | 236 |
| 78 | ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 59.7% | 10,138 |
| 78 | MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 58.8% | 8,911 |
| 78 | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 59.7% | 6,953 |
| 78 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS DORSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 60.4% | 6,049 |
| 78 | SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 60.8% | 5,958 |
| 78 | EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST | NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 57.8% | 5,727 |
| 78 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 60.3% | 5,531 |
| 78 | SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 57.7% | 4,841 |
| 78 | ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 60% | 4,369 |
| 78 | THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST | NHS SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WREKIN INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 61.7% | 4,281 |
| 78 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST | NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 58.6% | 4,031 |
| 78 | SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 60% | 3,884 |
| 78 | ROYAL SURREY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 59.8% | 3,240 |
| 78 | SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 60.2% | 2,933 |
| 78 | WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST | NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 62.3% | 2,637 |
| 78 | WHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 61.6% | 2,366 |
| 78 | BEAUMONT HOSPITAL | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >14–15 | 59.5% | 257 |
| 95 | EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 56.1% | 10,396 |
| 95 | NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 55% | 9,328 |
| 95 | LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 56.3% | 8,150 |
| 95 | NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 55.8% | 7,808 |
| 95 | BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 56.3% | 7,724 |
| 95 | YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 55.8% | 7,552 |
| 95 | MID YORKSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 57.9% | 7,352 |
| 95 | SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 55.5% | 7,052 |
| 95 | PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST | NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 54.7% | 7,049 |
| 95 | THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST | NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 55.9% | 6,494 |
| 95 | THE DUDLEY GROUP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 59.9% | 4,766 |
| 95 | WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 56% | 4,062 |
| 95 | GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 57.8% | 3,508 |
| 95 | NORTH CHESHIRE AND MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 56.9% | 3,440 |
| 95 | LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 55% | 3,437 |
| 95 | SULIS HOSPITAL BATH (FOXCOTE AVENUE) | NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 62.7% | 600 |
| 95 | PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - SHEPTON MALLET | NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >15–16 | 52.4% | 227 |
| 112 | OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 53.6% | 10,617 |
| 112 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 54.2% | 9,405 |
| 112 | LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST | NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 52.8% | 8,923 |
| 112 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST | NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 52.2% | 7,174 |
| 112 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 54.5% | 7,119 |
| 112 | CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 54.7% | 5,613 |
| 112 | LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 53.3% | 5,353 |
| 112 | ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 52.7% | 4,859 |
| 112 | MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 53.2% | 4,603 |
| 112 | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 53.6% | 3,648 |
| 112 | DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS DORSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 53.7% | 3,015 |
| 112 | ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 53.7% | 2,884 |
| 112 | KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >16–17 | 54.2% | 2,425 |
| 125 | WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >17–18 | 50.4% | 8,158 |
| 125 | HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >17–18 | 51% | 6,591 |
| 125 | DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >17–18 | 50.5% | 6,514 |
| 125 | NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST | NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >17–18 | 52.5% | 5,040 |
| 125 | WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >17–18 | 51.6% | 4,922 |
| 125 | BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >17–18 | 51.7% | 4,438 |
| 125 | THE HILLINGDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >17–18 | 52% | 3,790 |
| 125 | THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, KING'S LYNN, NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >17–18 | 51.1% | 3,085 |
| 133 | UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >18–19 | 48.7% | 9,928 |
| 133 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >18–19 | 48.5% | 7,999 |
| 135 | EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >19–20 | 47% | 9,247 |
| 135 | BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST | NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >19–20 | 46.5% | 6,246 |
| 135 | WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >19–20 | 47.2% | 3,176 |
| 135 | CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST | NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >19–20 | 47.4% | 2,213 |
| 139 | PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - SOUTHAMPTON | NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >20–21 | 42.1% | 1,639 |
| 139 | RIVERS HOSPITAL | NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >20–21 | 39.9% | 198 |
| 141 | SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >21–22 | 43% | 7,414 |
| 141 | JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >21–22 | 43% | 3,557 |
| 141 | NUFFIELD HEALTH, BRENTWOOD HOSPITAL | NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >21–22 | 44% | 334 |
| 144 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST | NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >22–23 | 40.3% | 9,025 |
| 144 | GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST | NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >22–23 | 39.7% | 2,261 |
| 146 | MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >24–25 | 37.8% | 15,733 |
| 147 | MODALITY LLP | NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | >39–40 | 0.4% | 240 |
Source: NHS England consultant-led RTT waiting times, incomplete pathways, RTT-June-2026. Most providers below are outside this site's profiled-trust roster and so have no linked page. RTT is collected by specialty, never by individual procedure.
Ear Nose and Throat Service waits by NHS region
The same 147-provider return above, grouped by NHS commissioning region instead of ranked by provider. NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD has the shortest median-of-provider-bands interval (median of provider median bands 8–9 weeks, 7 providers); NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD the longest interval (22–23 weeks, 3 providers). This describes where providers typically sit, not a single guaranteed wait for every patient in that region.
Source: same NHS England return as the provider search above (RTT-June-2026). Region is the provider's NHS commissioning region, not the patient's home region.
The national queue behind this figure
The national median above (>14–15 weeks) sits behind 595,473 open Ear Nose and Throat Service pathways across every English provider in June 2026, with 59% of them within the 18-week standard, >40–41 weeks marks the slowest 8% (92nd percentile). Provider median bands range from 0–1 to 24–25 weeks across the qualifying English specialty providers. These provider bands and the national patient percentile describe different populations.
Source: NHS England consultant-led RTT waiting times, national all-provider total (June 2026), the England-wide figure the per-trust breakdown above is drawn from, not a further trust.
Month-on-month specialty queue movement
Across every English provider reporting Ear Nose and Throat Service, the incomplete-pathway total moved from 595,204 in May 2026 to 595,473 in June 2026 (+269 pathways). The share within 18 weeks went from 58.9% to 59% (+0.1 percentage points) , while the mean of provider median bands lies in >12.8–13.9 weeks (was >13.1–14.2). Procedures that sit in this specialty share that queue movement; it is not a single-operation forecast.
Source: NHS England consultant-led RTT provider×specialty history (May 2026 → June 2026), England-wide aggregate for this treatment function.
Which providers moved most for Ear Nose and Throat Service?
The England-wide aggregate above blends every provider's queue together, so it can mask an individual trust getting sharply better or worse. Ranking providers with at least 100 incomplete pathways in both May 2026 and June 2026 by the change in their 18-week share shows which named trusts are actually driving that movement.
Most improved
- SPIRE HULL AND EAST RIDING HOSPITAL (NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) +18.9pp (54.7%→73.6%)
- RENACRES HOSPITAL (NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) +8.8pp (57.4%→66.2%)
- LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST (NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) +8pp (48.3%→56.3%)
- KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) +7.8pp (70.9%→78.7%)
- COMMUNITAS CLINICS (NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) +7pp (73.8%→80.8%)
Most worsened
- RIVERS HOSPITAL (NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) -14.9pp (54.8%→39.9%)
- WHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST (NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) -10pp (71.6%→61.6%)
- NUFFIELD HEALTH THE HOLLY HOSPITAL (NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) -8.7pp (91.4%→82.7%)
- PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - SOUTHAMPTON (NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) -8.1pp (50.2%→42.1%)
- SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL (NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) -6.6pp (72.5%→65.9%)
Source: NHS England consultant-led RTT provider×specialty history, providers with ≥100 incomplete Ear Nose and Throat Service pathways in both periods shown.
18-week RTT incomplete-pathway standard
NHS England's consultant-led Referral-to-Treatment (RTT) incomplete-pathway standard is that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from GP referral to treatment start. The national specialty median on this page for the Ear Nose and Throat specialty is >14–15 weeks; the 90th percentile is >38–39 weeks (period RTT-June-2026).
Share of profiled-trust pathways within 18 weeks
Across the 10 trusts PlainNHS profiles (62,905 people still waiting in the RTT-June-2026 return), a waiting-list-weighted 61.6% of pathways were within 18 weeks. That is a roll-up of the per-trust shares in the chart above, not a second NHS England figure.
Choosing an ENT trust at referral
ENT pathways such as tonsillectomy are referred through the NHS e-Referral Service. At the point of GP referral you can ask to see ENT providers. PlainNHS does not book appointments; it publishes the specialty waits from NHS England so you can compare listed trusts before the referral is locked in.
Read with this pathway
- Compare two trusts - Side-by-side RTT waits in ENT
- 18-week RTT pathway guide - The incomplete-pathway rule against ENT lists
- Choose and Book guide - What the elective referral entitlement covers
- NHS Trust index - CQC ratings alongside wait figures
- RTT key findings - Specialty incomplete-pathway board
Monthly RTT release cadence
The figures on this page refresh when PlainNHS ingests the next NHS England consultant-led RTT release for ENT. The data vintage in the hero and the period labels on the charts are the ones currently on file (RTT-June-2026).
Where to see what moved
- /changes - month-on-month movements across profiled trusts
- RTT changes RSS - machine-readable release diffs
- Procedure wait variation research - how spreads differ across pathways
- Open datasets - downloadable tables matching the DB
What to do with this pathway
Use the published waits for Tonsillectomy before you contact your GP or the trust's PALS.
- National median wait is >14–15 weeks (90th percentile >38–39 weeks on the June 2026 return). See Kings profile
- Put two trusts on the same monthly RTT or DM01 return side by side. Compare trusts
- Read how the 18-week clock and incomplete-pathway counts are defined. RTT guide
Statistical waiting times only, not medical advice or a prediction for your case.
Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times · RTT-June-2026
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PlainNHS procedure pages are rendered directly from NHS England RTT and diagnostic (DM01) releases, no number is typed in by an editor. Median and provider waits for Tonsillectomy come from the live specialty or diagnostic return on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of RTT-June-2026. Figures here are for context and comparison; clinical pathway decisions belong with your GP, NHS 111, or the treating Trust.