At a glance: 41,218 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Buckinghamshire Healthcare in June 2026, spread across 15 specialties, and 49 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was gynaecology — only 48% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 18 weeks — while elderly medicine was quickest at 100%.
Treatment waiting times at Buckinghamshire Healthcare
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gynaecology | 3,829 | 48% | 34 | 18 weeks |
| Neurology | 2,855 | 51% | 0 | 17 weeks |
| Cardiology | 3,098 | 53% | 1 | 17 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 4,977 | 55% | 9 | 16 weeks |
| General surgery | 2,420 | 60% | 0 | 14 weeks |
| Urology | 2,672 | 62% | 3 | 13 weeks |
| ENT | 4,763 | 63% | 1 | 13 weeks |
| Plastic surgery | 1,482 | 67% | 1 | 11 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 3,652 | 69% | 0 | 12 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 5,531 | 69% | 0 | 11 weeks |
| Oral surgery | 1,102 | 75% | 0 | 10 weeks |
| Dermatology | 3,325 | 79% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 879 | 80% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 420 | 90% | 0 | 7 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 213 | 100% | 0 | 4 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Buckinghamshire Healthcare
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Urodynamics | 58 | 53% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 109 | 46% |
| DEXA scan | 576 | 29% |
| Ultrasound | 2,358 | 23% |
| Colonoscopy | 258 | 23% |
| Cystoscopy | 75 | 23% |
| Gastroscopy | 302 | 20% |
| Audiology | 521 | 17% |
| MRI | 1,783 | 16% |
| Echocardiography | 636 | 8% |
| CT | 822 | 2% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Buckinghamshire Healthcare the longest was urodynamics, with 53% past it and 58 people in the queue.
Skip the 18-week wait
Waiting 18 weeks for gynaecology at Buckinghamshire Healthcare is a long time to be in pain or limbo. A self-pay hysteroscopy costs around £3,119, and private medical insurance covers treatment like it in full — usually within weeks, not 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 Buckinghamshire Healthcare? 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 gynaecology 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.