At a glance: 27,136 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Croydon Health Services in June 2026, spread across 14 specialties, and 601 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was ENT — only 47% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 19 weeks — while respiratory medicine was quickest at 99%.
Treatment waiting times at Croydon Health Services
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENT | 2,213 | 47% | 231 | 19 weeks |
| Oral surgery | 2,879 | 47% | 112 | 19 weeks |
| Dermatology | 3,046 | 59% | 129 | 14 weeks |
| Plastic surgery | 75 | 59% | 4 | 14 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 1,208 | 66% | 0 | 12 weeks |
| General surgery | 2,380 | 69% | 17 | 11 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 3,955 | 73% | 87 | 10 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 3,896 | 79% | 8 | 7 weeks |
| Cardiology | 1,460 | 80% | 2 | 8 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 2,582 | 81% | 9 | 10 weeks |
| Neurology | 750 | 86% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Urology | 1,493 | 91% | 1 | 6 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 185 | 97% | 0 | 5 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 1,014 | 99% | 1 | 4 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Croydon Health Services
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 192 | 49% |
| Colonoscopy | 311 | 45% |
| Gastroscopy | 266 | 30% |
| Cystoscopy | 300 | 21% |
| CT | 1,554 | 5% |
| Echocardiography | 509 | 3% |
| Sleep studies | 66 | 3% |
| MRI | 2,313 | 1% |
| Audiology | 641 | 1% |
| Ultrasound | 4,336 | 0% |
| DEXA scan | 640 | 0% |
| Nerve conduction studies | 77 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Croydon Health Services the longest was flexible sigmoidoscopy, with 49% past it and 192 people in the queue.
Skip the 19-week wait
Waiting 19 weeks for ENT at Croydon Health Services 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 Croydon Health Services? 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 ENT 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.