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NHS Wait Helper

Independent guidance for patients on NHS waiting lists in England.

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18-Week Calculator
Wait Check
Wait Assessment Report

NHS Rights

Your NHS rights
Patient choice explained
Using PALS
Past your 18-week target
Complaint template
Change NHS hospital
GP referral upgrades
When to contact PALS
Switch hospitals
After 52 weeks

Going Private

Is it worth going private?
Stay on the NHS list?
Private diagnostics
Private MRI while waiting
Private consultation worth it?
NHS vs private diagnostics

NHS Pathways

Pathway map — start here
How referrals move
What happens during triage
How consultant triage works
Why some referrals move faster
GP re-referral
After referral accepted
How booking teams prioritise
Why waits change
Ask for another consultant
Rejected referrals
Missing an appointment
Second opinions
How booking systems work
Why appointment dates change
Before the consultant reads it
How diagnostics fit in
Returned or redirected

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Get seen faster on the NHS
Cancellation lists
How it works

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