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General Surgery waiting times at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
5,690
Seen within 18 weeks
48.5%
Typical (median) wait
18.7 wks
Waiting over a year
479
Waiting over 65 weeks
28
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%48.5%41.6%April 202144.0%May 202143.7%June 202141.3%July 202140.1%August 202140.6%September 202140.0%October 202141.4%November 202141.8%December 202142.4%January 202242.7%February 202244.3%March 202244.4%April 202344.4%May 202344.5%June 202342.2%July 202341.7%August 202342.2%September 202344.1%October 202342.9%November 202342.1%December 202344.1%January 202447.9%February 202447.4%March 202450.6%April 202451.9%May 202450.6%June 202452.0%July 202450.5%August 202451.1%September 202449.4%October 202447.9%November 202447.8%December 202447.9%January 202547.0%February 202547.0%March 202546.7%April 202548.3%May 202548.7%June 202550.0%July 202549.5%August 202550.2%September 202549.6%October 202548.4%November 202545.8%December 202544.1%January 202644.5%February 202649.3%March 202650.5%April 202648.2%May 202648.3%June 202648.6%July 202648.5%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
19.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
48.9%
Patients treated
231
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
20.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
48.4%
Patients treated
310
in August 2026

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

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