At a glance: 64,251 people were waiting for NHS treatment at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire in June 2026, spread across 18 specialties, and 2,016 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was ENT — only 40% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 22 weeks — while rheumatology was quickest at 96%.
Treatment waiting times at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENT | 9,025 | 40% | 569 | 22 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 6,855 | 47% | 241 | 19 weeks |
| Neurosurgery | 5,328 | 48% | 208 | 18 weeks |
| Urology | 3,534 | 51% | 153 | 17 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 6,813 | 54% | 201 | 16 weeks |
| Neurology | 3,971 | 55% | 96 | 15 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 5,506 | 60% | 184 | 14 weeks |
| Oral surgery | 3,382 | 60% | 64 | 14 weeks |
| Plastic surgery | 529 | 61% | 0 | 13 weeks |
| General surgery | 8,357 | 62% | 296 | 13 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 2,605 | 72% | 1 | 11 weeks |
| Cardiology | 2,209 | 76% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Dermatology | 3,107 | 78% | 0 | 7 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 1,463 | 78% | 3 | 8 weeks |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 324 | 85% | 0 | 7 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 82 | 94% | 0 | 5 weeks |
| General medicine | 561 | 95% | 0 | 4 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 600 | 96% | 0 | 3 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Audiology | 936 | 33% |
| MRI | 4,199 | 7% |
| Sleep studies | 376 | 5% |
| Nerve conduction studies | 865 | 3% |
| Echocardiography | 186 | 2% |
| Colonoscopy | 190 | 1% |
| CT | 2,290 | 0% |
| Ultrasound | 4,164 | 0% |
| DEXA scan | 499 | 0% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 73 | 0% |
| Gastroscopy | 153 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire the longest was audiology, with 33% past it and 936 people in the queue.
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Waiting 22 weeks for ENT at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire 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 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire? 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 ENT 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.