Referral to treatment (RTT) data for August 2026, published 8 October 2026 · Page updated 2 November 2026

Neurology waiting times: NHS trusts ranked

How long patients on the neurology waiting list had waited at each NHS trust in England at the end of August 2026, from NHS England referral to treatment (RTT) statistics. Neurology covers the brain and nerves, for example epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, headaches and Parkinson’s disease. Trusts are ranked from the shortest median wait to the longest.

Past figures, not a promise. These are NHS England figures for patients who were already on the waiting list at the end of August 2026: how long they had waited so far. They are not a forecast or a guarantee of how long a new patient will wait, and waits can change quickly. Waiting Times UK is an independent website, not part of the NHS, and this is not medical advice.

Neurology: summary

At the end of August 2026, 86 NHS trusts in England had at least 20 pathways waiting for neurology. Their median waits so far ranged from 4.6 weeks at 2 trusts jointly, including Homerton Healthcare to 30.0 weeks at Medway; the England median was 13.2 weeks. 49 of the 86 trusts had a median at or below the England figure. The share waiting under 18 weeks ranged from 7.1% to 96.7% (England 62.3%); 5 trusts met the 92% standard. 38 trusts had no neurology pathways waiting over 52 weeks; the most was 411 at Frimley Health.

Which NHS trusts have the shortest neurology waits?

Select a column heading to sort, or filter by NHS England region. Each trust links to its own neurology page with the trend and nearby trusts. To put two to four trusts next to each other, use the side-by-side comparison.

Neurology: NHS trusts in England ranked by median wait, end of August 2026
Rank	Trust	Region	Median weeks waited	Under 18 weeks	92nd percentile weeks	Pathways waiting	Over 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks (% of list)
=1	Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	London	4.6	96.7%	13	335	0	0.0%
=1	Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	4.6	96.6%	14	976	0	0.0%
3	Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South West	4.8	92.8%	17	513	0	0.0%
4	Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust	Midlands	5.7	92.8%	18	740	0	0.0%
5	Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	London	6.2	82.0%	26	1,149	0	0.0%
6	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust	London	6.6	87.9%	21	1,035	1	0.1%
7	East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust	East of England	7.0	94.8%	15	795	0	0.0%
=8	London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust	London	7.2	88.8%	21	811	0	0.0%
=8	Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	7.2	86.3%	21	725	0	0.0%
=10	Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust	South West	7.4	89.0%	20	1,054	0	0.0%
=10	Somerset NHS Foundation Trust	South West	7.4	77.9%	32	1,803	5	0.3%
12	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust	North West	7.5	77.2%	28	79	0	0.0%
13	The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	8.1	83.9%	25	398	0	0.0%
14	Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust	South East	8.3	85.7%	22	1,037	0	0.0%
=15	South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	9.2	79.6%	25	1,623	0	0.0%
=15	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	9.2	79.1%	27	2,174	8	0.4%
17	Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust	London	9.3	84.4%	22	1,000	0	0.0%
18	Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South West	9.4	78.1%	29	1,932	0	0.0%
19	King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	London	9.5	79.1%	29	2,254	7	0.3%
20	University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust	South West	9.6	79.7%	24	1,897	0	0.0%
=21	Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	10.1	80.0%	22	35	0	0.0%
=21	United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	10.1	76.5%	24	2,509	1	0.0%
=23	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	10.2	76.6%	26	2,238	4	0.2%
=23	York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	10.2	74.2%	27	1,379	1	0.1%
25	The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust	Midlands	10.3	84.6%	22	1,865	0	0.0%
26	The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust	North West	10.4	70.6%	33	7,685	124	1.6%
27	East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	10.5	74.8%	28	1,932	0	0.0%
=28	Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	10.7	79.7%	28	2,012	5	0.2%
=28	Airedale NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	10.7	73.5%	31	1,069	0	0.0%
=30	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	11.0	74.4%	29	1,586	1	0.1%
=30	University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	11.0	70.5%	32	5,558	0	0.0%
32	Croydon Health Services NHS Trust	London	11.1	77.7%	24	766	0	0.0%
33	Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	11.2	71.3%	27	1,170	0	0.0%
34	West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	East of England	11.6	79.9%	24	1,250	0	0.0%
=35	West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	12.0	68.5%	37	872	6	0.7%
=35	University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust	Midlands	12.0	65.3%	39	3,242	30	0.9%
37	The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust	East of England	12.1	70.1%	29	1,423	0	0.0%
=38	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	12.2	68.1%	29	3,067	0	0.0%
=38	Bristol NHS Foundation Trust	South West	12.2	67.4%	33	4,432	1	0.0%
=38	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	London	12.2	64.0%	33	3,172	1	0.0%
=38	Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust	London	12.2	63.0%	39	2,954	11	0.4%
42	East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust	South East	12.4	69.4%	33	1,622	9	0.6%
=43	Whittington Health NHS Trust	London	12.5	69.9%	27	973	0	0.0%
=43	North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	12.5	59.6%	40	1,308	5	0.4%
45	St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	12.8	63.8%	37	4,528	6	0.1%
=46	Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust	South East	12.9	66.1%	30	1,275	0	0.0%
=46	Wye Valley NHS Trust	Midlands	12.9	62.3%	37	782	1	0.1%
48	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust	London	13.1	64.1%	34	6,440	38	0.6%
49	Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust	North West	13.2	61.3%	38	17,053	156	0.9%
50	Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	13.3	61.4%	38	899	2	0.2%
51	North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	13.6	59.0%	45	1,689	4	0.2%
52	Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	South West	14.0	61.1%	34	1,734	16	0.9%
53	Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust	South East	14.1	62.7%	32	1,991	0	0.0%
54	Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust	London	14.3	60.4%	41	1,701	29	1.7%
55	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust	South East	14.4	57.8%	46	6,528	223	3.4%
=56	Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust	London	14.6	63.2%	30	1,920	0	0.0%
=56	Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	14.6	61.3%	40	1,231	24	1.9%
=56	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	14.6	59.1%	40	3,180	3	0.1%
59	South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	14.9	58.4%	48	1,844	84	4.6%
60	Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	15.0	60.3%	41	2,035	24	1.2%
=61	Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	15.8	57.2%	39	3,070	0	0.0%
=61	Barts Health NHS Trust	London	15.8	56.1%	40	2,987	4	0.1%
=63	Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	16.0	55.5%	40	2,250	0	0.0%
=63	Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust	South East	16.0	55.2%	37	726	0	0.0%
=63	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	16.0	55.1%	35	1,293	0	0.0%
=66	Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	16.3	53.9%	43	5,774	80	1.4%
=66	University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	16.3	53.8%	46	3,550	22	0.6%
=66	Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust	South West	16.3	52.7%	38	1,360	3	0.2%
69	Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	16.4	53.9%	37	2,062	4	0.2%
70	Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	16.8	53.0%	42	2,879	1	0.0%
71	Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	16.9	52.3%	43	5,331	153	2.9%
72	Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	17.5	51.2%	42	8,305	5	0.1%
=73	Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	17.6	51.0%	43	1,023	0	0.0%
=73	University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust	Midlands	17.6	50.9%	42	6,767	68	1.0%
75	University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	17.7	50.5%	41	4,109	0	0.0%
76	James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	18.2	49.5%	44	2,056	34	1.7%
77	University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust	Midlands	18.4	49.3%	37	2,967	6	0.2%
78	Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	18.5	49.1%	46	1,575	0	0.0%
79	Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	18.8	47.4%	43	1,383	2	0.1%
80	East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	19.0	47.7%	45	3,865	58	1.5%
81	The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	19.2	48.2%	44	1,466	1	0.1%
82	University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust	South East	20.7	44.1%	47	4,781	44	0.9%
83	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust	North West	23.0	38.5%	46	156	0	0.0%
84	Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust	South East	23.9	41.3%	55	3,868	411	10.6%
85	The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	27.6	7.1%	59	42	4	9.5%
86	Medway NHS Foundation Trust	South East	30.0	31.2%	59	1,949	348	17.9%

Rank 1 is the shortest median wait; “=” marks a tie. Only NHS trusts with at least 20 neurology pathways waiting and a published median are ranked, the same rule as on each trust’s specialty page. Independent-sector providers that treat NHS patients are not ranked. England: median 13.2 weeks, 62.3% under 18 weeks, 208,030 pathways waiting, 2,078 over 52 weeks.

How do NHS England regions compare for neurology?

Neurology by NHS England region, end of August 2026
Region	Trusts ranked	Shortest median	Region: under 18 weeks	Region: pathways waiting
London	17	Homerton Healthcare (4.6 weeks)	68.1%	37,984
South East	15	Royal Berkshire (8.3 weeks)	55.7%	37,186
South West	8	Great Western Hospitals (4.8 weeks)	72.0%	14,725
Midlands	16	Worcestershire Acute Hospitals (4.6 weeks)	60.4%	34,096
East of England	13	East and North Hertfordshire Teaching (7.0 weeks)	61.1%	26,857
North West	5	Manchester University (7.5 weeks)	61.0%	33,875
North East and Yorkshire	12	Calderdale and Huddersfield (7.2 weeks)	63.1%	23,307

The last two columns are a Waiting Times UK calculation: we add up NHS England’s figures for every NHS and independent provider in the region with this specialty. Medians cannot be added up, so the region columns show the share under 18 weeks rather than a median.

What do these measures mean?

Median weeks waited: half the pathways on the list had waited this long or less so far, at the end of the month.
Under 18 weeks: the share of the list that had waited less than 18 weeks (the NHS standard is 92%). Pathways with an unknown start date are left out, as NHS England does.
92nd percentile: 92% of pathways had waited this many weeks or less.
Pathways waiting: the size of the list. A pathway is one patient’s wait for one specialty; a person can be on more than one list.
Over 52 weeks: pathways that had waited more than a year.

NHS England publishes these figures for each trust as a whole, not for each hospital. A trust can run several hospitals, so the site you are treated at may have a different wait. A trust is shown for a specialty only if at least 20 pathways were waiting. Specialist trusts, and trusts that take complex referrals from elsewhere, are not like for like with general hospitals.

Can I choose a hospital with a shorter wait?

In England you have a legal right to start consultant-led, non-urgent treatment within 18 weeks of referral, with some exceptions, and you can usually choose where you are referred for a first outpatient appointment. Each hospital has a Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) that can help with questions about your wait. Your waiting time rights explained.

Not medical advice. If your symptoms change or get worse while you wait, contact your GP or the team treating you. If it is not an emergency, NHS 111 online or calling 111 can tell you where to go, including urgent treatment centres, which often have shorter waits. Call 999 or go to A&E for life-threatening emergencies such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding or signs of a stroke.

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How should I cite these figures?

Waiting Times UK, “Neurology waiting times: NHS trusts ranked”, NHS England RTT data for August 2026, https://waitingtimesuk.co.uk/compare/specialty/neurology (accessed [date]). Where possible, cite the official publisher too.

Who wrote this page and where do the figures come from?

Written and maintained by the Waiting Times UK editorial team at Oaknest Media Ltd, an independent publisher that is not part of the NHS. Every figure is taken from an official publication, shown with its date, and linked below; where we add up or compare figures ourselves we say so. This page has not been reviewed by a clinician and is not medical advice. Page last updated 2 November 2026, from the data files named below. Figures change when the publisher releases new data.

NHS England: Referral to treatment waiting times (August 2026, published 8 October 2026)

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