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General Surgery waiting times at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,593
Seen within 18 weeks
59.4%
Typical (median) wait
14.9 wks
Waiting over a year
172
Waiting over 65 weeks
3
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%59.4%67.2%April 202168.1%May 202170.9%June 202172.1%July 202172.5%August 202173.0%September 202173.8%October 202174.6%November 202173.7%December 202169.6%January 202266.9%February 202266.5%March 202263.8%April 202363.0%May 202359.3%June 202355.4%July 202355.8%August 202353.0%September 202354.2%October 202360.6%November 202358.1%December 202355.6%January 202455.5%February 202455.6%March 202456.2%April 202455.5%May 202453.6%June 202451.1%July 202449.7%August 202448.9%September 202449.2%October 202456.1%November 202456.5%December 202458.2%January 202562.9%February 202564.4%March 202563.8%April 202564.3%May 202563.5%June 202564.1%July 202564.1%August 202564.8%September 202563.9%October 202564.7%November 202561.8%December 202561.8%January 202661.6%February 202660.8%March 202660.7%April 202660.5%May 202660.1%June 202661.3%July 202659.4%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
12.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
57.7%
Patients treated
260
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
15.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
55.8%
Patients treated
344
in August 2026

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

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