At a glance: 22,235 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Kettering General Hospital in June 2026, spread across 15 specialties, and 55 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was oral surgery — only 46% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 19 weeks — while cardiology was quickest at 88%.
Treatment waiting times at Kettering General Hospital
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral surgery | 2,150 | 46% | 16 | 19 weeks |
| ENT | 2,425 | 54% | 7 | 16 weeks |
| Neurology | 1,083 | 58% | 7 | 14 weeks |
| Plastic surgery | 87 | 63% | 0 | 13 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 2,885 | 64% | 9 | 13 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 791 | 64% | 13 | 9 weeks |
| General surgery | 1,762 | 65% | 1 | 11 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 1,890 | 66% | 1 | 11 weeks |
| Urology | 1,575 | 68% | 0 | 11 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 1,099 | 68% | 1 | 11 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 264 | 72% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 2,530 | 78% | 0 | 10 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 779 | 78% | 0 | 7 weeks |
| Dermatology | 1,268 | 83% | 0 | 7 weeks |
| Cardiology | 1,647 | 88% | 0 | 6 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Kettering General Hospital
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Audiology | 1,403 | 72% |
| Nerve conduction studies | 178 | 68% |
| DEXA scan | 89 | 63% |
| MRI | 3,439 | 49% |
| Ultrasound | 5,229 | 40% |
| Echocardiography | 890 | 25% |
| Gastroscopy | 172 | 19% |
| Colonoscopy | 168 | 18% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 133 | 14% |
| CT | 1,119 | 10% |
| Cystoscopy | 128 | 4% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Kettering General Hospital the longest was audiology, with 72% past it and 1,403 people in the queue.
Skip the 19-week wait
Waiting 19 weeks for oral surgery at Kettering General Hospital 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 Kettering General Hospital? 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.