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General Surgery waiting times at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,729
Seen within 18 weeks
61.0%
Typical (median) wait
14.5 wks
Waiting over a year
44
Waiting over 65 weeks
4
Waiting over 78 weeks
1
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%61.0%53.3%April 202156.7%May 202163.4%June 202160.7%July 202156.2%August 202144.6%September 202143.1%October 202140.4%November 202140.6%December 202143.8%January 202241.5%February 202240.3%March 202261.8%April 202369.2%May 202361.7%June 202363.3%July 202370.1%August 202369.4%September 202366.6%October 202372.8%November 202367.7%December 202369.5%January 202475.0%February 202475.8%March 202476.1%April 202475.3%May 202470.1%June 202472.4%July 202470.4%August 202464.5%September 202464.8%October 202462.5%November 202465.2%December 202467.1%January 202571.5%February 202569.8%March 202573.9%April 202574.5%May 202572.5%June 202568.4%July 202569.4%August 202563.4%September 202565.5%October 202564.9%November 202571.0%December 202572.9%January 202673.4%February 202670.7%March 202667.7%April 202665.9%May 202661.0%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
4.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
79.3%
Patients treated
382
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
2.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
75.5%
Patients treated
106
in June 2026

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

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