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Ear Nose and Throat waiting times at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: August 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
9,684
Seen within 18 weeks
42.9%
Typical (median) wait
21.2 wks
Waiting over a year
237
Waiting over 65 weeks
7
Waiting over 78 weeks
1
Seen within 18 weeks
Ear Nose and Throat · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%42.9%44.3%April 202147.1%May 202148.6%June 202148.1%July 202147.2%August 202146.7%September 202146.7%October 202148.9%November 202148.2%December 202148.3%January 202248.6%February 202247.8%March 202250.1%April 202348.1%May 202347.7%June 202342.9%July 202343.1%August 202343.0%September 202341.7%October 202342.2%November 202342.7%December 202343.3%January 202444.4%February 202445.5%March 202446.4%April 202446.1%May 202443.9%June 202443.7%July 202443.6%August 202443.4%September 202443.6%October 202444.6%November 202445.9%December 202447.2%January 202549.0%February 202552.4%March 202553.6%April 202553.9%May 202554.1%June 202554.8%July 202552.5%August 202550.9%September 202549.8%October 202548.5%November 202546.9%December 202547.2%January 202648.5%February 202650.3%March 202649.4%April 202648.9%May 202647.0%June 202644.6%July 202642.9%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ear nose and throat patients who started treatment in August 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
46.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
31.1%
Patients treated
238
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
21.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
46.4%
Patients treated
771
in August 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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