National

Neurosurgical Service waiting times across England

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

Trusts

56,423

On the list

11 wks

National median

62%

Within 18 weeks

What this means for you

Wait times for Neurosurgical Service vary by 29 weeks across England

Fastest: WOODLANDS HOSPITAL — 1-week wait.
Slowest: LANCASTER PRIVATE HOSPITAL — 30-week wait.
18-week target: 62% 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 61 trusts with published Neurosurgical Service data. Want to filter by distance from your postcode? Search by postcode →

Wait times for Neurosurgical Service vary by 29 weeks across England

National median wait — 12 months

Ranked NHS hospitals — shortest wait first

WOODLANDS HOSPITAL

CHELSFIELD PARK HOSPITAL

LONDON INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL

BLACKHEATH HOSPITAL

PARK HOSPITAL

HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL

BEARDWOOD HOSPITAL

SPIRE SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL

SLOANE HOSPITAL

DUCHY HOSPITAL

THORNBURY HOSPITAL

MERIDEN HOSPITAL

NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THREE SHIRES HOSPITAL

SPIRE REGENCY HOSPITAL

SPIRE FYLDE COAST HOSPITAL

SPIRE METHLEY PARK HOSPITAL

SPIRE ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

THE ONE HEALTH GROUP PLC

OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

PIONEER HEALTHCARE LIMITED

HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

DORKING HEALTHCARE LIMITED (DHC)

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SPIRE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SPIRE HULL AND EAST RIDING HOSPITAL

LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CLAREMONT PRIVATE HOSPITAL

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SPIRE CAMBRIDGE LEA HOSPITAL

NUFFIELD HEALTH, CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL

ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

NUFFIELD HEALTH, PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL

SPIRE LONDON EAST

NUFFIELD HEALTH, BRENTWOOD HOSPITAL

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST

ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

NUFFIELD HEALTH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS HOSPITAL

MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

LANCASTER PRIVATE HOSPITAL

Wait times for Neurosurgical Service vary by 29 weeks across England

National median wait — 12 months

Ranked NHS hospitals — shortest wait first

WOODLANDS HOSPITAL

CHELSFIELD PARK HOSPITAL

LONDON INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL

BLACKHEATH HOSPITAL

PARK HOSPITAL

HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL

BEARDWOOD HOSPITAL

SPIRE SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL

SLOANE HOSPITAL

DUCHY HOSPITAL

THORNBURY HOSPITAL

MERIDEN HOSPITAL

NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST