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NHS waiting times
Data through August 2026. NHS source.
Hysterectomy (womb removal) is usually treated within the NHS Gynaecology Service pathway. The national median wait so far is 13 weeks across 194 NHS trusts and independent providers reporting to the NHS. It is time waited since referral by people still waiting on the whole Gynaecology Service list, not a wait for hysterectomy (womb removal) on its own. On that list, 6 in 10 patients have waited less than 18 weeks, the maximum wait set out in the Handbook to the NHS Constitution for non-urgent consultant-led treatment (the 18-week standard is at least 92%). The wait at any individual hospital can be materially shorter or longer than this national median — the ranking below shows the shortest-wait trusts first.
On the Gynaecology list, the middle of the providers' median waits so far is 13 weeks as of August 2026, across 194 NHS trusts and independent providers reporting to the NHS, and 9 in 10 current patients are within 40 weeks. But the wait varies significantly between trusts — see the full ranking to find the shortest wait near you.
The median shows time waited so far by the current list — a new routine referral will often wait longer. Why these differ →
Up to 10 acute and specialist NHS trusts with 50 or more people on the Gynaecology Service waiting list, ranked by shortest median wait. Community and mental-health trusts, smaller lists and independent providers are on the full ranking: See all trusts on the Gynaecology Service national page →
NHS England's monthly waiting-list figures have no hysterectomy line. These figures describe the whole Gynaecology list, including people referred for heavy periods, fibroids or endometriosis, and count time waited so far.
The published wait counts the steps from referral to the start of treatment.
A hysterectomy is a major operation with a long recovery time and is only considered after less invasive treatments have been tried.(nhs.uk)
If you have a hysterectomy, as well as having your womb removed, you may have to decide whether to have your cervix or ovaries removed.(nhs.uk)
The type you have depends on why you need the operation and how much of your womb and surrounding reproductive system can safely be left in place.(nhs.uk)
Your options: when your GP refers you, you can usually choose the provider, among those clinically appropriate. Waited, or will wait, more than 18 weeks for non-urgent consultant-led treatment? You can ask the hospital or your integrated care board for another provider; it is not always possible.
You can be in hospital for up to 5 days after surgery, and it can take about 6 to 8 weeks to fully recover.(nhs.uk)
Hospitals ranked by shortest wait within travelling distance of each city.
The ranking above is national. To rank hospitals by distance from your postcode, search with your postcode below.