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General Surgery waiting times at Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
927
Seen within 18 weeks
68.4%
Typical (median) wait
12.3 wks
Waiting over a year
5
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
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%68.4%61.9%April 202166.9%May 202168.0%June 202167.4%July 202160.5%October 202151.7%November 202148.1%December 202144.2%January 202243.4%February 202244.4%March 202237.8%April 202333.8%May 202331.6%June 202328.9%July 202332.7%August 202337.5%September 202340.7%October 202339.8%November 202339.5%December 202333.9%January 202440.2%February 202438.5%March 202435.7%April 202438.0%May 202438.4%June 202438.7%July 202436.9%August 202434.9%September 202436.9%October 202437.1%November 202438.3%December 202438.8%January 202542.2%February 202542.4%March 202541.5%April 202542.8%May 202548.5%June 202552.5%July 202548.9%August 202552.9%September 202557.9%October 202554.1%November 202556.9%December 202556.6%January 202657.6%February 202663.8%March 202666.9%April 202667.3%May 202668.4%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
29.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
33.7%
Patients treated
104
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
16.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
54.4%
Patients treated
79
in June 2026

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

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