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General Surgery waiting times at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,122
Seen within 18 weeks
60.6%
Typical (median) wait
13.6 wks
Waiting over a year
1
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%60.6%74.3%April 202174.1%May 202174.4%June 202173.3%July 202171.5%August 202173.5%September 202170.9%October 202170.7%November 202169.4%December 202165.3%January 202264.0%February 202263.2%March 202256.9%April 202360.0%May 202358.9%June 202356.9%July 202351.6%August 202350.1%September 202345.7%October 202344.4%November 202344.1%December 202346.2%January 202448.7%February 202447.7%March 202444.7%April 202445.4%May 202445.4%June 202445.8%July 202447.0%August 202449.6%September 202452.6%October 202453.2%November 202453.5%December 202451.9%January 202553.2%February 202555.3%March 202553.4%April 202556.4%May 202558.5%June 202557.1%July 202556.4%August 202559.4%September 202556.7%October 202557.0%November 202558.2%December 202559.7%January 202658.5%February 202664.2%March 202662.4%April 202659.8%May 202660.6%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
27.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
38.0%
Patients treated
300
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
8.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
79.3%
Patients treated
271
in June 2026

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

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