At a glance: 37,266 people were waiting for NHS treatment at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching in June 2026, spread across 16 specialties, and 451 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was oral surgery — only 37% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 25 weeks — while neurology was quickest at 94%.
Treatment waiting times at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral surgery | 962 | 37% | 63 | 25 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 4,609 | 48% | 183 | 18 weeks |
| Dermatology | 1,508 | 51% | 72 | 17 weeks |
| Urology | 4,055 | 55% | 15 | 15 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 1,285 | 56% | 0 | 16 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 2,081 | 57% | 28 | 14 weeks |
| ENT | 5,727 | 58% | 30 | 14 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 4,531 | 70% | 5 | 10 weeks |
| General surgery | 2,000 | 70% | 3 | 11 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 2,594 | 74% | 24 | 8 weeks |
| Plastic surgery | 2,941 | 75% | 28 | 7 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 154 | 81% | 0 | 8 weeks |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 137 | 88% | 0 | 6 weeks |
| Cardiology | 2,997 | 94% | 0 | 6 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 949 | 94% | 0 | 6 weeks |
| Neurology | 736 | 94% | 0 | 5 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Audiology | 5,763 | 90% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 188 | 45% |
| Gastroscopy | 343 | 44% |
| Colonoscopy | 481 | 38% |
| MRI | 3,011 | 34% |
| Ultrasound | 7,898 | 31% |
| Urodynamics | 60 | 22% |
| Sleep studies | 240 | 9% |
| CT | 1,841 | 7% |
| Cystoscopy | 153 | 3% |
| DEXA scan | 347 | 0% |
| Echocardiography | 812 | 0% |
| Nerve conduction studies | 94 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching the longest was audiology, with 90% past it and 5,763 people in the queue.
Skip the 25-week wait
Waiting 25 weeks for oral surgery at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching? 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.