Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions: Waiting Lists

(asked on 8th December 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on ENT waiting lists in England.


Answered by
Karin Smyth Portrait
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 16th December 2025

As of October 2025, there are 613,974 incomplete ear, nose, and throat patient pathways. Patient pathways are not equivalent to the number of people on the waiting list, as patients can be waiting for more than one treatment at the same time.

A dashboard that provides monthly data on patient pathways is also available at the following link:

https://data.england.nhs.uk/dashboard/rtt

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