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General Surgery waiting times at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,630
Seen within 18 weeks
50.5%
Typical (median) wait
17.8 wks
Waiting over a year
58
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%50.5%48.9%April 202149.5%May 202153.2%June 202156.5%July 202155.1%August 202155.4%September 202159.6%October 202166.2%November 202168.0%December 202163.5%January 202265.9%February 202262.5%March 202261.0%April 202361.7%May 202360.3%June 202359.5%July 202360.0%August 202358.3%September 202354.8%October 202353.2%November 202350.6%December 202351.1%January 202452.0%February 202449.9%March 202449.8%April 202448.8%May 202450.0%June 202449.0%July 202448.6%August 202448.7%September 202449.6%October 202448.8%November 202450.8%December 202451.6%January 202552.8%February 202551.0%March 202552.3%April 202553.2%May 202551.4%June 202553.1%July 202553.2%August 202551.8%September 202551.2%October 202550.9%November 202547.9%December 202545.7%January 202642.5%February 202648.6%March 202649.9%April 202645.7%May 202650.5%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
26.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
41.3%
Patients treated
160
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
42.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
32.4%
Patients treated
34
in June 2026

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

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