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Healthcare data, medically informed. Built and authored by Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · doctor-data.co.uk

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NHS England RTT — wait times
NHS ODS — trust info
postcodes.io — geocoding

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Compare Dermatology Service NHS Waiting Times by Hospital | HospitalWaits

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All specialties/Dermatology Service

National

Dermatology 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.

125

Trusts

372,060

On the list

10 wks

National median

HospitalWaits is a Doctor Data Ltd product

Healthcare data, medically informed. Built and authored by Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · doctor-data.co.uk

Data sources

NHS England RTT — wait times
NHS ODS — trust info
postcodes.io — geocoding

Data through March 2026

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About
Right to Choose
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National rankings
All NHS trusts
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Independent tool — not affiliated with or endorsed by the NHS or any provider. This is not medical advice. Your individual wait may differ from medians shown.

65%

Within 18 weeks

Wait times are pooled across all consultants in this specialty at this trust. Your individual wait depends on which consultant you're allocated. Why this matters →

What this means for you

Wait times for Dermatology Service at NHS Trusts vary by 37 weeks across England

Fastest: TAMESIDE AND GLOSSOP INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST — 2-week wait.
Slowest: SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST — 39-week wait.
18-week target: 7 in 10 patients seen within 18 weeks (65%) — below the NHS Constitution standard (9 in 10 patients, 92%).

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

Include independent providers (17) in the comparisonPrivate hospitals with NHS contracts (Nuffield, SpaMedica, Practice Plus). Right to Choose applies, but coverage varies by procedure and region.

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Ranked NHS Trusts — shortest wait first

Showing 19 NHS Foundation Trusts and NHS Trusts in South East with published Dermatology Service data. Want to filter by distance from your postcode? Search by postcode →

Found a faster trust? You can ask your GP to refer you under NHS Right to Choose. Use the Generate GP letter button on any trust below to pre-fill a request for that trust.

5weeks
THE HILLINGDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

National median wait — 12 months

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

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UXBRIDGE · UB8 3NN

783

On the list

87%

Within 18 wks

See wait + GP letter

EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA · TN37 7PT

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WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

WATFORD · WD18 0HB

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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

AMERSHAM · HP7 0JD

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HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BASINGSTOKE · RG24 9NA

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ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

READING · RG1 5AN

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EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CANTERBURY · CT1 3NG

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FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CAMBERLEY · GU16 7UJ

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ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CHERTSEY · KT16 0PZ

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PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST

PORTSMOUTH · PO6 3LY

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Show all 19 trusts(9 more below the top 10)

12weeks
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
SOUTHAMPTON · SO16 6YD
4,930
On the list
59%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
12weeks
SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
REDHILL · RH1 5RH
4,227
On the list
62%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
13weeks
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
WORTHING · BN11 2DH
8,351
On the list
56%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
16weeks
BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
ROMFORD · RM7 0AG
3,990
On the list
56%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
16weeks
EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
CARSHALTON · SM5 1AA
3,515
On the list
53%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
17weeks
CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST
THORNTON HEATH · CR7 7YE
2,685
On the list
52%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
17weeks
OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
OXFORD · OX3 9DU
6,468
On the list
51%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
18weeks
KINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
KINGSTON UPON THAMES · KT2 7QB
3,666
On the list
49%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
20weeks
LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
HARROW · HA1 3UJ
3,831
On the list
46%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter