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General Surgery waiting times at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,154
Seen within 18 weeks
65.6%
Typical (median) wait
11.4 wks
Waiting over a year
12
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%65.6%58.1%April 202159.2%May 202161.6%June 202162.6%July 202164.1%August 202164.5%September 202166.3%October 202166.9%November 202164.9%December 202164.8%January 202263.7%February 202265.3%March 202262.0%April 202363.8%May 202359.7%June 202358.6%July 202356.5%August 202355.7%September 202355.0%October 202356.8%November 202355.0%December 202355.2%January 202456.3%February 202455.3%March 202455.4%April 202456.7%May 202455.8%June 202455.0%July 202454.4%August 202456.9%September 202457.4%October 202457.9%November 202459.0%December 202461.4%January 202563.1%February 202562.9%March 202561.7%April 202561.7%May 202562.3%June 202561.4%July 202560.0%August 202560.6%September 202561.6%October 202563.0%November 202563.1%December 202566.0%January 202665.7%February 202667.2%March 202664.5%April 202663.9%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
11.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
58.9%
Patients treated
214
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
2.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
82.8%
Patients treated
761
in June 2026

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

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