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Ear Nose and Throat waiting times at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
9,616
Seen within 18 weeks
56.0%
Typical (median) wait
15.9 wks
Waiting over a year
192
Waiting over 65 weeks
15
Waiting over 78 weeks
2
Seen within 18 weeks
Ear Nose and Throat · % of the waiting list
25%50%75%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%56.0%34.9%April 202138.8%May 202139.6%June 202142.7%July 202144.8%August 202143.4%September 202143.0%October 202140.7%November 202135.3%December 202131.3%January 202226.4%February 202227.8%March 202262.0%April 202362.0%May 202357.5%June 202354.8%July 202353.8%August 202352.6%September 202352.7%October 202352.8%November 202352.2%December 202351.9%January 202451.5%February 202451.1%March 202453.6%April 202456.3%May 202455.1%June 202454.2%July 202455.1%August 202454.0%September 202453.4%October 202451.6%November 202451.2%December 202449.6%January 202549.7%February 202552.6%March 202551.7%April 202554.7%May 202558.1%June 202555.8%July 202555.0%August 202557.2%September 202556.5%October 202554.7%November 202556.5%December 202556.3%January 202657.0%February 202661.6%March 202659.8%April 202660.0%May 202659.7%June 202656.0%July 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ear nose and throat patients who started treatment in July 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
41.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
32.6%
Patients treated
95
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
26.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
34.7%
Patients treated
1,114
in July 2026

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

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