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General Surgery waiting times at North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
807
Seen within 18 weeks
80.4%
Typical (median) wait
8.0 wks
Waiting over a year
2
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%80.4%49.7%April 202155.6%May 202153.8%June 202151.0%July 202150.7%August 202144.8%September 202142.5%October 202141.0%November 202146.6%December 202140.2%January 202245.0%February 202251.5%March 202245.8%April 202342.9%May 202343.2%June 202341.3%July 202340.2%August 202346.5%September 202347.0%October 202347.2%November 202342.4%December 202342.7%January 202452.9%February 202458.0%March 202461.2%April 202465.8%May 202463.7%June 202465.4%July 202467.2%August 202468.3%September 202469.3%October 202468.2%November 202470.1%December 202468.3%January 202564.6%February 202560.4%March 202559.4%April 202557.3%May 202559.9%June 202565.9%July 202564.6%August 202569.1%September 202570.2%October 202569.0%November 202569.3%December 202572.9%January 202674.7%February 202679.2%March 202678.1%April 202679.2%May 202680.4%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
14.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
62.5%
Patients treated
80
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
12.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
80.7%
Patients treated
57
in June 2026

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

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