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General Surgery waiting times at County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
6,589
Seen within 18 weeks
59.8%
Typical (median) wait
13.5 wks
Waiting over a year
292
Waiting over 65 weeks
4
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%59.8%67.2%April 202168.7%May 202168.9%June 202165.6%July 202164.4%August 202164.4%September 202162.8%October 202161.7%November 202158.1%December 202157.3%January 202255.5%February 202255.7%March 202257.2%April 202358.9%May 202357.7%June 202358.5%July 202358.8%August 202363.3%September 202366.3%October 202364.9%November 202365.0%December 202366.1%January 202463.8%February 202463.8%March 202466.0%April 202465.1%May 202466.1%June 202465.9%July 202465.3%August 202466.5%September 202467.3%October 202466.5%November 202465.3%December 202465.6%January 202564.8%February 202565.2%March 202565.7%April 202565.6%May 202563.8%June 202562.3%July 202559.3%August 202561.6%September 202559.7%October 202557.3%November 202557.8%December 202557.1%January 202656.6%February 202659.6%March 202659.8%April 202659.1%May 202659.9%June 202661.1%July 202659.8%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
5.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
72.0%
Patients treated
347
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
7.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
72.6%
Patients treated
700
in August 2026

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

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