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General Surgery waiting times at East Cheshire NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,270
Seen within 18 weeks
63.9%
Typical (median) wait
12.8 wks
Waiting over a year
18
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%63.9%49.3%April 202155.1%May 202155.5%June 202158.1%July 202166.7%August 202166.8%September 202169.3%October 202167.2%November 202162.9%December 202163.4%January 202260.5%February 202258.8%March 202268.1%April 202364.6%May 202363.6%June 202365.4%July 202364.2%August 202363.5%September 202361.1%October 202359.5%November 202358.5%December 202359.4%January 202461.1%February 202459.2%March 202459.7%April 202460.6%May 202458.7%June 202458.2%July 202458.0%August 202458.1%September 202456.1%October 202456.9%November 202455.3%December 202455.9%January 202558.4%February 202559.8%March 202565.0%April 202565.8%May 202558.1%June 202560.7%July 202559.8%August 202560.2%September 202560.3%October 202554.8%November 202543.9%December 202544.4%January 202648.5%February 202654.9%March 202655.7%April 202655.6%May 202657.8%June 202662.7%July 202663.9%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
28.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
34.6%
Patients treated
52
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
5.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
67.9%
Patients treated
234
in August 2026

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

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