At a glance: 37,393 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare in June 2026, spread across 14 specialties, and 724 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was oral surgery — only 54% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 16 weeks — while cardiology was quickest at 84%.
Treatment waiting times at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral surgery | 1,791 | 54% | 32 | 16 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 3,142 | 55% | 114 | 15 weeks |
| Neurology | 2,084 | 55% | 10 | 16 weeks |
| General surgery | 1,114 | 57% | 96 | 14 weeks |
| Dermatology | 4,331 | 59% | 191 | 13 weeks |
| ENT | 5,958 | 61% | 181 | 14 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 3,598 | 64% | 5 | 12 weeks |
| Urology | 2,733 | 67% | 51 | 11 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 4,340 | 70% | 42 | 11 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 1,114 | 74% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 818 | 76% | 0 | 8 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 3,313 | 77% | 1 | 9 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 259 | 81% | 0 | 10 weeks |
| Cardiology | 2,798 | 84% | 1 | 8 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Cystoscopy | 417 | 51% |
| Echocardiography | 1,608 | 49% |
| Ultrasound | 4,788 | 34% |
| MRI | 2,620 | 24% |
| CT | 1,640 | 20% |
| Gastroscopy | 620 | 19% |
| Colonoscopy | 481 | 8% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 168 | 6% |
| DEXA scan | 267 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare the longest was cystoscopy, with 51% past it and 417 people in the queue.
Skip the 16-week wait
Waiting 16 weeks for oral surgery at Surrey and Sussex 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 Surrey and Sussex 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 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.