At a glance: 32,034 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Calderdale and Huddersfield in June 2026, spread across 16 specialties, and 8 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was plastic surgery — only 56% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 14 weeks — while general medicine was quickest at 97%.
Treatment waiting times at Calderdale and Huddersfield
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic surgery | 546 | 56% | 0 | 14 weeks |
| Oral surgery | 1,810 | 58% | 0 | 13 weeks |
| ENT | 5,262 | 64% | 0 | 13 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 2,599 | 72% | 4 | 10 weeks |
| General surgery | 5,382 | 74% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 3,085 | 74% | 0 | 10 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 970 | 74% | 1 | 10 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 2,422 | 75% | 1 | 9 weeks |
| Urology | 1,925 | 77% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 1,000 | 79% | 0 | 8 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 197 | 80% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Cardiology | 1,799 | 81% | 2 | 8 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 2,489 | 90% | 0 | 6 weeks |
| Dermatology | 1,708 | 90% | 0 | 4 weeks |
| Neurology | 733 | 94% | 0 | 6 weeks |
| General medicine | 107 | 97% | 0 | 8 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Calderdale and Huddersfield
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiography | 1,802 | 35% |
| Audiology | 468 | 13% |
| Ultrasound | 2,625 | 8% |
| MRI | 2,565 | 6% |
| DEXA scan | 713 | 2% |
| CT | 1,272 | 1% |
| Colonoscopy | 510 | 1% |
| Nerve conduction studies | 238 | 0% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 126 | 0% |
| Cystoscopy | 295 | 0% |
| Gastroscopy | 651 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Calderdale and Huddersfield the longest was echocardiography, with 35% past it and 1,802 people in the queue.
Skip the 14-week wait
Waiting 14 weeks for plastic surgery at Calderdale and Huddersfield 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 Calderdale and Huddersfield? 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 plastic 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.