At a glance: 21,357 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Homerton Healthcare in June 2026, spread across 15 specialties, and 160 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was plastic surgery — only 57% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 15 weeks — while rheumatology was quickest at 99%.
Treatment waiting times at Homerton Healthcare
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic surgery | 250 | 57% | 3 | 15 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 2,536 | 59% | 51 | 14 weeks |
| General surgery | 2,717 | 62% | 17 | 13 weeks |
| ENT | 2,665 | 66% | 28 | 11 weeks |
| Urology | 1,854 | 68% | 29 | 11 weeks |
| Oral surgery | 2,057 | 69% | 22 | 11 weeks |
| Cardiology | 1,364 | 70% | 1 | 13 weeks |
| General medicine | 79 | 71% | 0 | 11 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 4,324 | 79% | 9 | 8 weeks |
| Dermatology | 1,495 | 81% | 0 | 8 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 1,001 | 94% | 0 | 6 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 171 | 94% | 0 | 4 weeks |
| Neurology | 300 | 98% | 0 | 3 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 377 | 98% | 0 | 4 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 167 | 99% | 0 | 2 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Homerton Healthcare
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Colonoscopy | 388 | 17% |
| Cystoscopy | 179 | 12% |
| Gastroscopy | 435 | 9% |
| Echocardiography | 731 | 3% |
| CT | 703 | 1% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 90 | 1% |
| MRI | 1,547 | 0% |
| Ultrasound | 3,953 | 0% |
| DEXA scan | 317 | 0% |
| Sleep studies | 118 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Homerton Healthcare the longest was colonoscopy, with 17% past it and 388 people in the queue.
Skip the 15-week wait
Waiting 15 weeks for plastic surgery at Homerton Healthcare 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 Homerton 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 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.