National

Neurosurgical Service waiting times across England

Every NHS hospital that publishes data for this specialty, ranked by shortest median wait. Data through February 2026. NHS source.

Trusts

56,821

On the list

12 wks

National median

61%

Within 18 weeks

What this means for you

Wait times for Neurosurgical Service vary by 27 weeks across England

Fastest: THORNBURY HOSPITAL — 1-week wait.
Slowest: WOODLANDS HOSPITAL — 28-week wait.
18-week target: 61% of patients seen within 18 weeks — below the NHS Constitution standard of 92%.

Use NHS Right to Choose to switch trusts — your GP cannot refuse a non-clinical switch under the NHS Constitution.

National median wait — 12 months

Median of trust-level medians across all NHS providers (proxy for true national median; methodology limitation noted on /methodology).

Source: NHS England RTT · Analysis: Doctor Data Ltd

Ranked NHS hospitals — shortest wait first

Showing all 60 trusts with published Neurosurgical Service data. Want to filter by distance from your postcode? Search by postcode →

Wait times for Neurosurgical Service vary by 27 weeks across England

National median wait — 12 months

Ranked NHS hospitals — shortest wait first

NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL

THORNBURY HOSPITAL

CHELSFIELD PARK HOSPITAL

BLACKHEATH HOSPITAL

LONDON INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL

DUCHY HOSPITAL

MERIDEN HOSPITAL

THREE SHIRES HOSPITAL

SPIRE ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL

SLOANE HOSPITAL

NUFFIELD HEALTH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS HOSPITAL

SPIRE REGENCY HOSPITAL

PARK HOSPITAL

SPIRE METHLEY PARK HOSPITAL

BEARDWOOD HOSPITAL

SPIRE FYLDE COAST HOSPITAL

WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SPIRE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL

THE ONE HEALTH GROUP PLC

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

PIONEER HEALTHCARE LIMITED

SPIRE HULL AND EAST RIDING HOSPITAL

MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CLAREMONT PRIVATE HOSPITAL

OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST

LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NUFFIELD HEALTH, CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL

DORKING HEALTHCARE LIMITED (DHC)

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SPIRE CAMBRIDGE LEA HOSPITAL

HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

NUFFIELD HEALTH, PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

LANCASTER PRIVATE HOSPITAL

SPIRE LONDON EAST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST

MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

WOODLANDS HOSPITAL

Wait times for Neurosurgical Service vary by 27 weeks across England

National median wait — 12 months

Ranked NHS hospitals — shortest wait first

NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL

THORNBURY HOSPITAL

CHELSFIELD PARK HOSPITAL

BLACKHEATH HOSPITAL

LONDON INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL

DUCHY HOSPITAL

MERIDEN HOSPITAL

THREE SHIRES HOSPITAL

SPIRE ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL

SLOANE HOSPITAL

NUFFIELD HEALTH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS HOSPITAL

SPIRE REGENCY HOSPITAL

PARK HOSPITAL