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General Surgery waiting times at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,616
Seen within 18 weeks
52.6%
Typical (median) wait
16.9 wks
Waiting over a year
21
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
Waiting over 78 weeks
1
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%52.6%46.9%April 202149.8%May 202152.2%June 202153.5%July 202153.7%August 202152.8%September 202150.6%October 202152.1%November 202150.9%December 202150.9%January 202250.4%February 202251.6%March 202246.0%April 202348.3%May 202347.3%June 202346.3%July 202345.8%August 202342.8%September 202345.4%October 202344.3%November 202344.6%December 202347.1%January 202448.0%February 202446.1%March 202448.5%April 202448.2%May 202447.6%June 202449.6%July 202449.4%August 202452.8%September 202453.6%October 202453.5%November 202453.6%December 202452.9%January 202550.3%February 202550.1%March 202549.0%April 202550.1%May 202551.9%June 202552.6%July 202554.3%August 202554.0%September 202551.7%October 202550.1%November 202549.8%December 202550.5%January 202652.2%February 202655.6%March 202654.1%April 202651.7%May 202652.2%June 202650.6%July 202652.6%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for general surgery patients who started treatment in August 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
38.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
26.7%
Patients treated
120
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
27.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
36.6%
Patients treated
93
in August 2026

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

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