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General Surgery waiting times at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,797
Seen within 18 weeks
37.2%
Typical (median) wait
25.4 wks
Waiting over a year
338
Waiting over 65 weeks
26
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%37.2%39.4%April 202141.7%May 202141.6%June 202145.0%July 202146.0%August 202148.4%September 202149.4%October 202148.4%November 202148.8%December 202146.6%January 202245.6%February 202247.1%March 202251.2%April 202352.1%May 202351.5%June 202349.7%July 202349.3%August 202347.7%September 202346.9%October 202346.3%November 202343.5%December 202340.9%January 202439.5%February 202436.9%March 202436.8%April 202439.3%May 202438.5%June 202438.0%July 202437.1%August 202438.4%September 202439.0%October 202437.5%November 202437.2%December 202438.5%January 202536.6%February 202533.1%March 202539.7%April 202538.9%May 202537.3%June 202538.3%July 202537.7%August 202542.7%September 202549.4%October 202545.1%November 202539.5%December 202534.8%January 202636.4%February 202637.0%March 202635.4%April 202634.4%May 202633.8%June 202635.3%July 202637.2%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for general surgery patients who started treatment in August 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
56.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
22.7%
Patients treated
119
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
27.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
26.7%
Patients treated
120
in August 2026

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

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