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General Surgery waiting times at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
214
Seen within 18 weeks
46.3%
Typical (median) wait
20.0 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%46.3%57.1%April 202159.2%May 202159.5%June 202159.9%July 202157.5%August 202157.0%September 202153.0%October 202152.5%November 202157.9%December 202154.3%January 202251.4%February 202250.6%March 202251.1%April 202350.3%May 202352.0%June 202349.2%July 202344.7%August 202345.7%September 202348.0%October 202345.6%November 202350.0%December 202335.9%January 202439.4%February 202440.0%March 202447.5%April 202448.4%May 202444.6%June 202447.8%July 202447.4%August 202453.1%September 202454.3%October 202458.0%November 202457.1%December 202451.8%January 202548.9%February 202542.3%March 202545.8%April 202544.3%May 202545.8%June 202539.2%July 202532.4%August 202537.8%September 202542.4%October 202548.5%November 202551.2%December 202554.8%January 202652.8%February 202658.9%March 202651.7%April 202651.0%May 202648.0%June 202647.6%July 202646.3%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
7.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
65.8%
Patients treated
76
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
34.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
17.9%
Patients treated
39
in August 2026

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

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