At a glance: 41,517 people were waiting for NHS treatment at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals in June 2026, spread across 14 specialties, and 507 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was oral surgery — only 47% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 19 weeks — while elderly medicine was quickest at 97%.
Treatment waiting times at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral surgery | 4,028 | 47% | 145 | 19 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 3,056 | 49% | 42 | 18 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 3,572 | 51% | 14 | 17 weeks |
| ENT | 7,552 | 56% | 99 | 15 weeks |
| Dermatology | 3,416 | 57% | 4 | 14 weeks |
| Urology | 3,009 | 59% | 61 | 14 weeks |
| Cardiology | 2,460 | 60% | 31 | 13 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 4,745 | 63% | 65 | 11 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 1,861 | 65% | 10 | 11 weeks |
| Plastic surgery | 247 | 67% | 3 | 11 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 5,443 | 71% | 31 | 9 weeks |
| Neurology | 1,192 | 77% | 2 | 9 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 672 | 83% | 0 | 8 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 264 | 97% | 0 | 4 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiography | 307 | 68% |
| Ultrasound | 5,101 | 30% |
| Urodynamics | 116 | 29% |
| Nerve conduction studies | 183 | 25% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 159 | 19% |
| Audiology | 587 | 16% |
| Cystoscopy | 239 | 15% |
| Sleep studies | 215 | 13% |
| CT | 1,407 | 12% |
| Gastroscopy | 396 | 11% |
| Colonoscopy | 528 | 9% |
| DEXA scan | 602 | 7% |
| MRI | 1,829 | 5% |
| Barium enema | 67 | 4% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals the longest was echocardiography, with 68% past it and 307 people in the queue.
Skip the 19-week wait
Waiting 19 weeks for oral surgery at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals 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 York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals? 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.