At a glance: 23,575 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Salisbury in June 2026, spread across 14 specialties, and 80 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was dermatology — only 29% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 42 weeks — while ophthalmology was quickest at 87%.
Treatment waiting times at Salisbury
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatology | 379 | 29% | 14 | 42 weeks |
| ENT | 2,933 | 60% | 4 | 14 weeks |
| Cardiology | 1,866 | 64% | 22 | 13 weeks |
| Oral surgery | 1,831 | 67% | 0 | 13 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 2,712 | 68% | 3 | 11 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 656 | 68% | 3 | 10 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 277 | 68% | 0 | 12 weeks |
| General surgery | 1,224 | 69% | 1 | 10 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 972 | 69% | 9 | 10 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 2,687 | 70% | 5 | 10 weeks |
| Plastic surgery | 2,034 | 76% | 9 | 9 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 1,517 | 76% | 4 | 9 weeks |
| Urology | 2,514 | 81% | 6 | 8 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 1,973 | 87% | 0 | 9 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Salisbury
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Urodynamics | 67 | 58% |
| Audiology | 800 | 40% |
| Colonoscopy | 392 | 28% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 85 | 28% |
| Gastroscopy | 230 | 16% |
| MRI | 793 | 15% |
| CT | 912 | 13% |
| Cystoscopy | 61 | 10% |
| Echocardiography | 383 | 6% |
| Ultrasound | 1,973 | 3% |
| DEXA scan | 287 | 1% |
| Nerve conduction studies | 293 | 1% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Salisbury the longest was urodynamics, with 58% past it and 67 people in the queue.
Skip the 42-week wait
Waiting 42 weeks for dermatology at Salisbury 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 Salisbury? 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 dermatology 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.