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General Surgery waiting times at East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
5,974
Seen within 18 weeks
53.4%
Typical (median) wait
16.7 wks
Waiting over a year
3
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%53.4%56.9%April 202158.6%May 202160.0%June 202162.8%July 202159.8%August 202160.1%September 202159.7%October 202157.6%November 202154.5%December 202153.7%January 202254.3%February 202253.0%March 202253.4%April 202355.2%May 202357.0%June 202357.4%July 202357.3%August 202358.0%September 202357.6%October 202356.2%November 202354.6%December 202354.2%January 202452.9%February 202451.2%March 202450.8%April 202451.4%May 202451.0%June 202449.2%July 202449.8%August 202451.4%September 202451.6%October 202452.1%November 202450.8%December 202450.7%January 202550.5%February 202551.1%March 202551.7%April 202552.5%May 202552.2%June 202552.4%July 202551.7%August 202550.9%September 202542.2%October 202539.7%November 202539.2%December 202541.7%January 202647.4%February 202651.4%March 202650.7%April 202652.6%May 202653.4%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
43.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
14.2%
Patients treated
204
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
33.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
27.1%
Patients treated
494
in June 2026

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

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