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Ear Nose and Throat waiting times at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,095
Seen within 18 weeks
47.0%
Typical (median) wait
19.6 wks
Waiting over a year
109
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ear Nose and Throat · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%47.0%55.6%April 202158.2%May 202164.4%June 202166.1%July 202167.0%August 202167.8%September 202171.8%October 202170.0%November 202171.7%December 202168.1%January 202267.0%February 202266.1%March 202252.9%April 202352.7%May 202351.2%June 202349.0%July 202344.5%August 202344.2%September 202344.4%October 202345.1%November 202344.1%December 202346.0%January 202445.9%February 202445.1%March 202450.5%April 202450.8%May 202450.9%June 202451.0%July 202450.9%August 202449.5%September 202448.2%October 202443.8%November 202442.6%December 202442.3%January 202542.6%February 202540.1%March 202540.8%April 202543.6%May 202541.1%June 202543.6%July 202542.8%August 202544.0%September 202544.5%October 202545.3%November 202543.2%December 202544.4%January 202643.2%February 202641.7%March 202643.7%April 202646.6%May 202647.2%June 202648.2%July 202647.0%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
58.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
17.6%
Patients treated
68
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
5.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
68.5%
Patients treated
378
in August 2026

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

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