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General Surgery waiting times at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,313
Seen within 18 weeks
50.8%
Typical (median) wait
17.7 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
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%50.8%56.9%April 202156.4%May 202156.0%June 202155.6%July 202155.9%August 202157.5%September 202154.5%October 202155.8%November 202154.6%December 202153.4%January 202255.1%February 202256.6%March 202247.9%April 202347.9%May 202351.4%June 202348.1%July 202346.4%August 202348.1%September 202348.7%October 202347.2%November 202346.0%December 202345.2%January 202444.3%February 202443.5%March 202445.5%April 202445.1%May 202445.6%June 202445.8%July 202446.4%August 202449.7%September 202449.5%October 202449.9%November 202447.8%December 202448.8%January 202552.4%February 202552.9%March 202554.3%April 202555.4%May 202557.4%June 202559.3%July 202558.5%August 202557.3%September 202556.7%October 202554.7%November 202554.0%December 202552.6%January 202648.0%February 202652.0%March 202653.3%April 202651.1%May 202650.8%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
17.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.4%
Patients treated
131
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
29.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
40.1%
Patients treated
269
in June 2026

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

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