At a glance: 21,469 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Bradford Teaching Hospitals in June 2026, spread across 16 specialties, and 51 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was oral surgery — only 54% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 16 weeks — while elderly medicine was quickest at 94%.
Treatment waiting times at Bradford Teaching Hospitals
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral surgery | 1,926 | 54% | 0 | 16 weeks |
| Neurology | 1,341 | 55% | 1 | 16 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 1,976 | 55% | 45 | 16 weeks |
| General surgery | 321 | 57% | 0 | 15 weeks |
| Urology | 1,920 | 62% | 0 | 13 weeks |
| Plastic surgery | 905 | 63% | 3 | 14 weeks |
| ENT | 3,331 | 64% | 1 | 12 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 852 | 68% | 1 | 11 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 2,687 | 72% | 0 | 10 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 1,312 | 73% | 0 | 10 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 2,390 | 75% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Cardiology | 933 | 78% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| General medicine | 58 | 83% | 0 | 2 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 463 | 90% | 0 | 7 weeks |
| Dermatology | 987 | 91% | 0 | 3 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 67 | 94% | 0 | 4 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Bradford Teaching Hospitals
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Audiology | 1,101 | 46% |
| Urodynamics | 74 | 26% |
| Gastroscopy | 287 | 18% |
| Echocardiography | 445 | 13% |
| Nerve conduction studies | 84 | 13% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 57 | 11% |
| Cystoscopy | 199 | 7% |
| Colonoscopy | 214 | 6% |
| Ultrasound | 1,536 | 4% |
| CT | 1,198 | 3% |
| DEXA scan | 508 | 3% |
| MRI | 867 | 2% |
| Sleep studies | 274 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Bradford Teaching Hospitals the longest was audiology, with 46% past it and 1,101 people in the queue.
Skip the 16-week wait
Waiting 16 weeks for oral surgery at Bradford Teaching Hospitals is a long time to be in pain or limbo. Private cover can have you seen by a consultant in days rather than months. It will not pay for a condition you are already waiting on, so it only helps if arranged before a problem starts — compare cover, see whether it is worth it, or get a free quote now.
Frequently asked questions
Can private cover skip the waiting list at Bradford Teaching Hospitals? Yes for a new problem, no for one you are already waiting to have treated — here is what private cover gets you over the NHS. For the national picture see oral surgery waits across England or our NHS waiting-time guides.
Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) and Diagnostics (DM01) waiting-times statistics, June 2026; self-pay figures from UK private hospitals’ own published price lists. Waiting-list figures change monthly.