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General Surgery waiting times at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,212
Seen within 18 weeks
54.2%
Typical (median) wait
15.9 wks
Waiting over a year
59
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
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%54.2%59.9%April 202162.0%May 202160.9%June 202160.1%July 202159.0%August 202162.3%September 202160.2%October 202162.6%November 202160.8%December 202163.4%January 202263.6%February 202262.5%March 202249.8%April 202351.9%May 202353.4%June 202355.6%July 202356.4%August 202355.7%September 202354.9%October 202354.3%November 202349.3%December 202347.5%January 202445.8%February 202443.9%March 202444.1%April 202445.2%May 202447.5%June 202449.9%July 202452.8%August 202458.1%September 202458.9%October 202456.2%November 202451.8%December 202452.1%January 202549.4%February 202549.0%March 202548.1%April 202549.5%May 202549.7%June 202548.5%July 202552.0%August 202555.5%September 202555.2%October 202552.8%November 202551.7%December 202550.7%January 202652.6%February 202657.4%March 202655.0%April 202653.4%May 202654.2%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
41.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
23.7%
Patients treated
93
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
9.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
61.0%
Patients treated
141
in June 2026

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

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