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General Surgery waiting times at South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,477
Seen within 18 weeks
83.3%
Typical (median) wait
6.8 wks
Waiting over a year
0
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
75%80%85%90%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%83.3%81.5%April 202186.7%May 202187.1%June 202185.7%July 202184.7%August 202182.9%September 202183.2%October 202183.9%November 202182.9%December 202182.2%January 202283.1%February 202284.1%March 202279.7%April 202379.4%May 202378.6%June 202378.1%July 202378.8%August 202379.1%September 202380.2%October 202380.3%November 202378.5%December 202377.7%January 202477.4%February 202476.9%March 202476.9%April 202476.9%May 202477.8%June 202478.3%July 202477.9%August 202478.6%September 202478.5%October 202478.5%November 202477.9%December 202478.1%January 202579.4%February 202580.9%March 202579.3%April 202578.9%May 202577.8%June 202577.0%July 202576.3%August 202578.2%September 202577.1%October 202576.1%November 202577.5%December 202577.1%January 202678.2%February 202680.4%March 202681.0%April 202682.4%May 202683.3%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
12.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
66.7%
Patients treated
690
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
5.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
87.1%
Patients treated
1,060
in June 2026

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

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