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General Surgery waiting times at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
8,802
Seen within 18 weeks
58.6%
Typical (median) wait
13.7 wks
Waiting over a year
490
Waiting over 65 weeks
34
Waiting over 78 weeks
2
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%58.6%55.6%April 202158.1%May 202158.1%June 202157.1%July 202155.8%August 202155.0%September 202154.7%October 202154.7%November 202153.4%December 202152.8%January 202251.9%February 202252.1%March 202250.7%April 202350.4%May 202349.9%June 202346.5%July 202347.5%August 202347.2%September 202346.7%October 202348.6%November 202347.0%December 202346.8%January 202450.1%February 202453.3%March 202454.3%April 202453.9%May 202452.2%June 202450.3%July 202448.2%August 202448.5%September 202449.6%October 202451.7%November 202455.7%December 202454.9%January 202554.6%February 202553.9%March 202554.2%April 202556.0%May 202555.5%June 202554.4%July 202555.6%August 202554.8%September 202554.5%October 202554.9%November 202553.7%December 202554.8%January 202655.5%February 202659.3%March 202658.6%April 202658.3%May 202657.8%June 202656.1%July 202658.6%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
11.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
59.5%
Patients treated
687
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
3.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
82.7%
Patients treated
1,444
in August 2026

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

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