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General Surgery waiting times at Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
9,158
Seen within 18 weeks
52.9%
Typical (median) wait
16.2 wks
Waiting over a year
895
Waiting over 65 weeks
326
Waiting over 78 weeks
53
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%52.9%58.4%April 202160.3%May 202164.0%June 202163.2%July 202161.7%August 202160.6%September 202160.3%October 202158.4%November 202154.4%December 202151.8%January 202251.5%February 202251.2%March 202253.2%April 202354.2%May 202355.1%June 202353.9%July 202354.9%August 202351.7%September 202352.5%October 202350.9%November 202348.2%December 202347.8%January 202444.2%February 202444.5%March 202444.8%April 202445.1%May 202446.3%June 202447.9%July 202445.8%August 202446.2%September 202448.4%October 202449.8%November 202449.4%December 202446.9%January 202546.9%February 202549.2%March 202547.3%April 202549.5%May 202548.9%June 202547.2%July 202548.0%August 202546.8%September 202547.7%October 202548.9%November 202549.3%December 202549.1%January 202649.5%February 202648.9%March 202648.3%April 202648.8%May 202647.6%June 202650.1%July 202652.9%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
7.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
64.2%
Patients treated
517
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
7.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
63.2%
Patients treated
1,055
in August 2026

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

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