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General Surgery waiting times at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
944
Seen within 18 weeks
73.8%
Typical (median) wait
9.8 wks
Waiting over a year
25
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
80%90%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%73.8%87.5%April 202190.6%May 202192.6%June 202192.9%July 202191.9%August 202191.1%September 202190.3%October 202191.2%November 202192.0%December 202191.9%January 202292.2%February 202290.6%March 202288.0%April 202390.6%May 202392.9%June 202391.2%July 202396.8%August 202394.9%September 202393.9%October 202395.0%November 202390.3%December 202383.8%January 202480.8%February 202478.6%March 202481.3%April 202480.0%May 202480.3%June 202479.9%July 202474.7%August 202476.7%September 202476.6%October 202478.8%November 202478.2%December 202478.5%January 202573.1%February 202579.3%March 202577.9%April 202577.9%May 202581.4%June 202581.3%July 202584.3%August 202585.8%September 202582.5%October 202579.6%November 202580.4%December 202581.1%January 202679.4%February 202674.6%March 202673.6%April 202676.9%May 202673.8%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
5.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
77.6%
Patients treated
76
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
9.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
79.5%
Patients treated
73
in June 2026

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

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