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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 ODS — trust info
postcodes.io — geocoding

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Compare Plastic Surgery Service NHS Waiting Times by Hospital | HospitalWaits

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All specialties/Plastic Surgery Service

National

Plastic Surgery 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.

116

Trusts

101,370

On the list

12 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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Insights
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.

57%

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 Plastic Surgery Service at NHS Trusts vary by 25 weeks across England

Fastest: THE CHRISTIE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST — 3-week wait.
Slowest: NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST — 28-week wait.
18-week target: 6 in 10 patients seen within 18 weeks (57%) — 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 (21) in the comparisonPrivate hospitals with NHS contracts (Nuffield, SpaMedica, Practice Plus). Right to Choose applies, but coverage varies by procedure and region.

Read the full Right to Choose nuance for ISPs →

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Ranked NHS Trusts + independent providers — shortest wait first

Showing 10 providers in East with published Plastic Surgery Service data. Want to filter by distance from your postcode? Search by postcode →

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EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING NHS 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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Right to Choose vs going private: a doctor's comparison
Three options when you're stuck on an NHS waiting list — and why the most powerful one is the least used.

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© Doctor Data Ltd. Independent — not affiliated with the NHS or any provider. Source: NHS England RTT · Analysis: Doctor Data Ltd.· Page refreshed: 10 June 2026

STEVENAGE · SG1 4AB

2,638

On the list

73%

Within 18 wks

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THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, KING'S LYNN, NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

KING'S LYNN · PE30 4ET

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CAMBRIDGE · CB2 0QQ

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JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

GREAT YARMOUTH · NR31 6LA

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EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

COLCHESTER · CO4 5JL

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NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

PETERBOROUGH · PE3 9GZ

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BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

LUTON · LU4 0DZ

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NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NORWICH · NR4 7UY

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WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BURY ST. EDMUNDS · IP33 2QZ

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MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA · SS0 0RY

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