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General Surgery waiting times at Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
6,112
Seen within 18 weeks
68.3%
Typical (median) wait
11.9 wks
Waiting over a year
106
Waiting over 65 weeks
13
Waiting over 78 weeks
1
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%68.3%71.2%April 202171.6%May 202170.1%June 202165.1%July 202159.2%August 202153.7%September 202151.0%October 202148.5%November 202153.0%December 202155.3%January 202260.2%February 202260.5%March 202249.6%April 202350.4%May 202352.8%June 202352.4%July 202351.3%August 202350.5%September 202351.7%October 202351.6%November 202349.3%December 202349.2%January 202449.2%February 202448.4%March 202450.8%April 202450.8%May 202450.7%June 202453.7%July 202455.2%August 202455.9%September 202457.6%October 202458.7%November 202458.1%December 202456.6%January 202555.4%February 202556.5%March 202552.9%April 202552.0%May 202558.6%June 202563.5%July 202562.7%August 202564.9%September 202566.6%October 202566.6%November 202567.9%December 202567.3%January 202667.4%February 202669.5%March 202668.9%April 202668.7%May 202669.0%June 202668.6%July 202668.3%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
13.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
53.2%
Patients treated
297
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
3.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
83.7%
Patients treated
1,073
in August 2026

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

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