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General Surgery waiting times at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,994
Seen within 18 weeks
57.3%
Typical (median) wait
14.7 wks
Waiting over a year
27
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
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%57.3%72.8%April 202175.6%May 202177.3%June 202179.1%July 202177.7%August 202178.4%September 202176.4%October 202176.6%November 202173.8%December 202171.3%January 202270.5%February 202268.4%March 202253.2%April 202353.7%May 202357.6%June 202357.9%July 202358.0%August 202359.3%September 202361.7%October 202359.7%November 202356.2%December 202356.8%January 202456.9%February 202456.0%March 202456.2%April 202456.9%May 202457.3%June 202457.4%July 202455.5%August 202455.8%September 202458.0%October 202458.6%November 202460.6%December 202464.2%January 202566.6%February 202566.6%March 202565.5%April 202565.9%May 202563.3%June 202563.3%July 202562.8%August 202562.8%September 202564.3%October 202564.5%November 202561.8%December 202561.3%January 202660.3%February 202662.6%March 202661.0%April 202659.9%May 202660.2%June 202659.2%July 202657.3%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
14.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
55.6%
Patients treated
99
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
17.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
51.1%
Patients treated
133
in August 2026

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

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