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HospitalWaits is a Doctor Data Ltd product

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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BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS Waiting Times — All Specialties | HospitalWaits

HospitalWaits by Doctor Data Ltd

BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BOLTON, BL4 0JR

Showing data for 17 specialties

At a glance

34,603 patients on waiting lists at this trust

Shortest wait: General Internal Medicine Service — 2-week median.
Longest wait: Plastic Surgery Service — 24-week median.
18-week target: 2 of 17 specialties meet the NHS Constitution standard (9 in 10 patients, 92%).

Waiting times by specialty

Click any specialty for the 12-month trend at this trust. Data through March 2026.

8wk
Ophthalmology Service
4,560 on the list · 73% within 18 weeks
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16wk
Ear Nose and Throat Service
4,446 on the list · 53% within 18 weeks
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12wk
Trauma and Orthopaedic Service
4,021 on the list · 64% within 18 weeks
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9wk
General Surgery Service
3,932 on the list · 67% within 18 weeks
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17wk
Gynaecology Service
3,173 on the list · 51% within 18 weeks
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18wk
Cardiology Service
3,110 on the list · 49% within 18 weeks
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13wk
Urology Service
2,735 on the list · 61% within 18 weeks
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16wk
Oral Surgery Service
2,350 on the list · 53% within 18 weeks
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9wk
Dermatology Service
2,069 on the list · 73% within 18 weeks
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7wk
Gastroenterology Service
1,374 on the list · 80% within 18 weeks
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10wk
Respiratory Medicine Service
1,130 on the list · 68% within 18 weeks
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24wk
Plastic Surgery Service
654 on the list · 38% within 18 weeks
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7wk
Rheumatology Service
504 on the list · 95% within 18 weeks
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5wk
Elderly Medicine Service
346 on the list · 84% within 18 weeks
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22wk
Neurology Service
115 on the list · 34% within 18 weeks
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20wk
Cardiothoracic Surgery Service
63 on the list · 41% within 18 weeks
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2wk
General Internal Medicine Service
21 on the list · 95% within 18 weeks
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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

Site

About
Right to Choose
Methodology
Insights
National rankings
All NHS trusts
For journalists
Editorial policy
Sponsorship policy
Privacy
Terms

Disclaimers

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.

Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© 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