How long is the NHS wait for Peripheral neurophysiology?

There is no single national wait — it depends on which hospital you are sent to. Neurophysiology waits vary between NHS trusts, sometimes several-fold, so the useful thing is to compare your own area. The table above ranks every English NHS trust that reports Neurophysiology, shortest median wait first, from NHS England's DM01 diagnostic figures.

Can I choose which hospital does my Peripheral neurophysiology?

For a planned, non-urgent test, often yes. In England you have a legal right, when your GP refers you, to ask to be seen at a hospital with a shorter wait — the NHS Right to Choose. Most people are never told this and go to their nearest by default. It does not apply to urgent or emergency tests.

What does "seen within 6 weeks" mean for Peripheral neurophysiology?

Six weeks is the NHS operational standard for diagnostic tests — patients should wait no longer than that. The "within 6 weeks" figure for each hospital is the share of its patients who met that standard; the median is the typical wait. Both come from NHS England's monthly DM01 statistics.

Diagnostics

NHS Peripheral neurophysiology waiting times

Peripheral neurophysiology tests — nerve conduction studies and EMG — measure how well nerves and muscles are working using small electrical signals. They are used to investigate numbness, tingling and weakness, including conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and nerve entrapment. There is no single national wait: it depends heavily on which hospital you are sent to, and the spread between trusts is large. Below, every English NHS trust that reports Neurophysiology is ranked by its median wait, shortest first.

Compiled by Dr Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · NHS England DM01 data, March 2026

Typical trust wait

3 weeks

median across 109 trusts

Fastest trust

under 1 week

shortest published median

Hospitals compared

109

English NHS trusts reporting Neurophysiology

Peripheral neurophysiology waits by hospital, shortest first

Median wait and the percentage of patients seen within 6 weeks — the NHS operational standard for diagnostics. Trusts with very few patients are excluded so a median is meaningful.

#	Hospital trust	Median wait	Within 6 weeks
1	PIONEER HEALTHCARE LIMITEDSHEFFIELD	under 1 week	100%
2	CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTHUDDERSFIELD	under 1 week	100%
3	WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTWORCESTER	under 1 week	98%
4	BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTBIRMINGHAM	about 1 week	100%
5	NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTNORTH SHIELDS	about 1 week	100%
6	AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTKEIGHLEY	about 1 week	100%
7	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUSTLEICESTER	about 1 week	100%
8	ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCHERTSEY	about 1 week	100%
9	GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTLONDON	about 1 week	100%
10	EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTCARSHALTON	about 1 week	100%
11	GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTLONDON	about 1 week	100%
12	THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	about 1 week	98%
13	FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCAMBERLEY	about 1 week	97%
14	IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUSTLONDON	about 1 week	94%
15	CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUSTTHORNTON HEATH	about 1 week	93%
16	LANCASHIRE & SOUTH CUMBRIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTPRESTON	about 1 week	89%
17	HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTHULL	about 1 week	87%
18	SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSUNDERLAND	2 weeks	100%
19	MID YORKSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUSTWAKEFIELD	2 weeks	100%
20	LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTLEEDS	2 weeks	100%
21	THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTLIVERPOOL	2 weeks	100%
22	THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, KING'S LYNN, NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTKING'S LYNN	2 weeks	100%
23	SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSALISBURY	2 weeks	100%
24	NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUSTBRISTOL	2 weeks	100%
25	BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTBLACKPOOL	2 weeks	100%
26	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTPOOLE	2 weeks	100%
27	ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTLONDON	2 weeks	100%
28	MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTMANCHESTER	2 weeks	99%
29	GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSWINDON	2 weeks	98%
30	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUSTCOVENTRY	2 weeks	98%
31	CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTLONDON	2 weeks	98%
32	NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSALFORD	2 weeks	98%
33	KINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTKINGSTON UPON THAMES	2 weeks	96%
34	EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUSTSTEVENAGE	2 weeks	95%
35	RENACRES HOSPITALORMSKIRK	2 weeks	95%
36	KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTLONDON	2 weeks	95%
37	BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTLUTON	2 weeks	95%
38	THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUSTWOLVERHAMPTON	2 weeks	94%
39	EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCOLCHESTER	2 weeks	91%
40	ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS TRUSTSTANMORE	2 weeks	90%
41	SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTTAUNTON	2 weeks	90%
42	BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTBOLTON	2 weeks	90%
43	CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCAMBRIDGE	2 weeks	88%
44	ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTREADING	2 weeks	85%
45	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTWORTHING	2 weeks	82%
46	TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTTORQUAY	2 weeks	81%
47	ASHTEAD HOSPITALASHTEAD	2 weeks	60%
48	TAMESIDE AND GLOSSOP INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTASHTON-UNDER-LYNE	3 weeks	100%
49	YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTYORK	3 weeks	99%
50	NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUSTNORTHAMPTON	3 weeks	96%
51	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTKENDAL	3 weeks	92%
52	WYE VALLEY NHS TRUSTHEREFORD	3 weeks	91%
53	MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTPRESCOT	3 weeks	88%
54	EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUSTMACCLESFIELD	3 weeks	86%
55	DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTDONCASTER	3 weeks	84%
56	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUSTSTOKE-ON-TRENT	3 weeks	82%
57	EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTBLACKBURN	3 weeks	81%
58	ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTLONDON	3 weeks	79%
59	HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTHARROGATE	3 weeks	77%
60	KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTKETTERING	3 weeks	77%
61	DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTDORCHESTER	3 weeks	75%
62	WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTWIGAN	3 weeks	73%
63	NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTGRIMSBY	3 weeks	72%
64	NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTNOTTINGHAM	3 weeks	72%
65	EUXTON HALL HOSPITALCHORLEY	3 weeks	68%
66	ROYAL SURREY NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTGUILDFORD	3 weeks	63%
67	GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCHELTENHAM	4 weeks	76%
68	ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTTRURO	4 weeks	70%
69	PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS TRUSTPORTSMOUTH	4 weeks	68%
70	ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUSTNEWPORT	4 weeks	68%
71	SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSHEFFIELD	4 weeks	67%
72	BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTBRISTOL	4 weeks	67%
73	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTDERBY	4 weeks	66%
74	ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTBATH	4 weeks	65%
75	ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTEXETER	4 weeks	62%
76	NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTPETERBOROUGH	4 weeks	61%
77	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUSTPLYMOUTH	4 weeks	57%
78	BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUSTLONDON	5 weeks	83%
79	EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCANTERBURY	5 weeks	73%
80	FULWOOD HALL HOSPITALPRESTON	5 weeks	62%
81	OAKLANDS HOSPITALSALFORD	5 weeks	61%
82	SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTSMETHWICK	5 weeks	58%
83	NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTNORWICH	5 weeks	56%
84	UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSOUTHAMPTON	5 weeks	52%
85	UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTLINCOLN	5 weeks	52%
86	SPRINGFIELD HOSPITALCHELMSFORD	5 weeks	50%
87	COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTDARLINGTON	6 weeks	46%
88	GLENDON WOOD HOSPITALKETTERING	6 weeks	43%
89	BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTBRADFORD	6 weeks	41%
90	DORKING HEALTHCARE LIMITED (DHC)REDHILL	6 weeks	40%
91	WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTWATFORD	7 weeks	45%
92	LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTPRESTON	7 weeks	41%
93	TEES VALLEY HOSPITALMIDDLESBROUGH	7 weeks	38%
94	WOODLAND HOSPITALKETTERING	7 weeks	36%
95	ROWLEY HALL HOSPITALSTAFFORD	8 weeks	41%
96	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTLONDON	8 weeks	33%
97	PARK HILL HOSPITALDONCASTER	8 weeks	25%
98	NORTH DOWNS HOSPITALCATERHAM	8 weeks	15%
99	SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTMIDDLESBROUGH	9 weeks	31%
100	WHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUSTLONDON	9 weeks	31%
101	OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTOXFORD	9 weeks	17%
102	WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUSTWALSALL	10 weeks	25%
103	WOODTHORPE HOSPITALNOTTINGHAM	10 weeks	16%
104	CLIFTON PARK HOSPITALYORK	11 weeks	13%
105	LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUSTHARROW	13 weeks	24%
106	THE BERKSHIRE INDEPENDENT HOSPITALREADING	13 weeks	24%
107	MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTWESTCLIFF-ON-SEA	13 weeks	23%
108	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTBIRMINGHAM	13 weeks	21%
109	NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCARLISLE	13 weeks	19%

Can I choose where I have my Neurophysiology?

For a planned, non-urgent diagnostic test you often can. In England you have a legal right, when your GP refers you, to ask to be seen at a different hospital — including one with a shorter wait. Most people are never told this and go to their nearest by default.

How the NHS Right to Choose works

Where these numbers come from

Waits are from NHS England's monthly Diagnostic Waiting Times and Activity (DM01) statistics, for March 2026. Each figure is the trust's median wait for that test; “within 6 weeks” is the NHS operational standard. Nothing here is medical advice — the site surfaces the published data so you and your GP can use it.

NHS England DM01 source data

Frequently asked questions

How long is the NHS wait for Peripheral neurophysiology?: There is no single national wait — it depends on which hospital you are sent to. Neurophysiology waits vary between NHS trusts, sometimes several-fold, so the useful thing is to compare your own area. The table above ranks every English NHS trust that reports Neurophysiology, shortest median wait first, from NHS England's DM01 diagnostic figures.
Can I choose which hospital does my Peripheral neurophysiology?: For a planned, non-urgent test, often yes. In England you have a legal right, when your GP refers you, to ask to be seen at a hospital with a shorter wait — the NHS Right to Choose. Most people are never told this and go to their nearest by default. It does not apply to urgent or emergency tests.
What does "seen within 6 weeks" mean for Peripheral neurophysiology?: Six weeks is the NHS operational standard for diagnostic tests — patients should wait no longer than that. The "within 6 weeks" figure for each hospital is the share of its patients who met that standard; the median is the typical wait. Both come from NHS England's monthly DM01 statistics.

Compare other NHS scans and tests

All NHS diagnostic waiting times

See also our guide to NHS neurology waiting times.