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General Surgery waiting times at Barts Health NHS Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: June 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
4,446
Seen within 18 weeks
65.6%
Typical (median) wait
12.5 wks
Waiting over a year
60
Waiting over 65 weeks
7
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%65.6%43.1%April 202147.2%May 202150.6%June 202151.7%July 202151.1%August 202151.5%September 202149.5%October 202147.6%November 202145.8%December 202146.9%January 202246.6%February 202245.9%March 202248.2%April 202347.6%May 202347.5%June 202346.4%July 202347.0%August 202348.2%September 202351.0%October 202350.1%November 202349.0%December 202349.1%January 202448.9%February 202447.1%March 202451.5%April 202452.7%May 202454.0%June 202457.0%July 202457.8%August 202458.8%September 202457.9%October 202457.6%November 202455.2%December 202453.3%January 202551.6%February 202551.1%March 202550.6%April 202551.7%May 202551.7%June 202551.7%July 202552.1%August 202551.2%September 202552.0%October 202551.5%November 202551.2%December 202551.6%January 202652.3%February 202657.0%March 202660.9%April 202662.5%May 202665.6%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for general surgery patients who started treatment in June 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
35.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
32.6%
Patients treated
187
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
12.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
58.7%
Patients treated
709
in June 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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