At a glance: 40,504 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Hampshire Hospitals in June 2026, spread across 14 specialties, and 1,004 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was general surgery — only 42% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 21 weeks — while elderly medicine was quickest at 93%.
Treatment waiting times at Hampshire Hospitals
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 2,933 | 42% | 173 | 21 weeks |
| Oral surgery | 1,979 | 53% | 129 | 16 weeks |
| Urology | 3,458 | 59% | 142 | 13 weeks |
| Cardiology | 3,730 | 59% | 76 | 14 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 1,411 | 59% | 16 | 13 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 5,860 | 61% | 90 | 13 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 4,119 | 64% | 124 | 12 weeks |
| ENT | 3,275 | 67% | 62 | 11 weeks |
| Neurology | 1,799 | 67% | 25 | 11 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 4,307 | 67% | 98 | 11 weeks |
| Dermatology | 2,995 | 74% | 56 | 8 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 1,731 | 75% | 11 | 10 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 2,741 | 84% | 2 | 7 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 166 | 93% | 0 | 4 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Hampshire Hospitals
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Colonoscopy | 1,500 | 77% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 393 | 76% |
| Gastroscopy | 1,546 | 75% |
| Sleep studies | 597 | 54% |
| Urodynamics | 73 | 42% |
| Cystoscopy | 418 | 40% |
| Ultrasound | 4,954 | 12% |
| Echocardiography | 819 | 12% |
| MRI | 2,017 | 9% |
| Barium enema | 79 | 4% |
| Audiology | 731 | 4% |
| CT | 1,293 | 0% |
| DEXA scan | 514 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Hampshire Hospitals the longest was colonoscopy, with 77% past it and 1,500 people in the queue.
Skip the 21-week wait
Waiting 21 weeks for general surgery at Hampshire Hospitals is a long time to be in pain or limbo. A self-pay hernia repair costs around £3,668, 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 Hampshire 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 general 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.