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NHS waiting times
Data through August 2026. NHS source.
Pelvic organ prolapse 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 pelvic organ prolapse 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 line for prolapse surgery. The Gynaecology figures here are for everyone on that list, people still waiting for a first assessment as well as people listed for an operation, measured as time waited so far.
The published wait counts the steps from referral to the start of treatment.
If you have symptoms that could be caused by pelvic organ prolapse, a GP will ask about your symptoms and examine you.(nhs.uk)
surgery – if the prolapse is severe, surgery to lift and support the pelvic organs may be an option(nhs.uk)
Surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse by putting a supportive mesh inside the vagina is no longer done on the NHS, unless there's no alternative.(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.
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.