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General Surgery waiting times at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,424
Seen within 18 weeks
63.7%
Typical (median) wait
14.5 wks
Waiting over a year
2
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%63.7%42.1%April 202141.6%May 202139.9%June 202136.4%July 202135.5%August 202135.2%September 202133.2%October 202132.9%November 202133.6%December 202135.0%January 202238.1%February 202238.3%March 202237.4%April 202338.1%May 202339.2%June 202339.9%July 202341.6%August 202342.8%September 202341.6%October 202342.6%November 202342.1%December 202341.2%January 202442.8%February 202441.9%March 202443.2%April 202443.4%May 202443.5%June 202444.4%July 202444.7%August 202445.9%September 202445.7%October 202447.3%November 202446.6%December 202444.4%January 202540.9%February 202537.5%March 202535.8%April 202538.2%May 202542.1%June 202547.7%July 202551.1%August 202557.1%September 202559.5%October 202559.9%November 202554.8%December 202549.0%January 202650.4%February 202662.2%March 202662.7%April 202663.6%May 202663.7%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
13.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
56.2%
Patients treated
258
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
19.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
48.4%
Patients treated
438
in June 2026

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

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