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General Surgery waiting times at Whittington Health NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,110
Seen within 18 weeks
62.6%
Typical (median) wait
13.4 wks
Waiting over a year
60
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%62.6%58.3%April 202159.2%May 202162.3%June 202170.2%July 202169.8%August 202166.1%September 202166.0%October 202162.8%November 202160.7%December 202162.4%January 202257.8%February 202258.0%March 202244.6%April 202360.9%May 202363.1%June 202363.6%July 202363.2%August 202348.4%September 202348.1%October 202352.1%November 202358.0%December 202359.7%January 202461.9%February 202463.8%March 202464.1%April 202463.5%May 202461.1%June 202459.2%July 202456.3%August 202455.1%September 202455.2%October 202456.8%November 202458.6%December 202456.7%January 202556.4%February 202555.9%March 202555.6%April 202557.0%May 202555.4%June 202556.2%July 202554.5%August 202555.5%September 202555.8%October 202555.9%November 202554.2%December 202550.5%January 202653.3%February 202663.5%March 202664.4%April 202665.9%May 202662.6%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
47.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
28.3%
Patients treated
92
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
4.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
80.3%
Patients treated
985
in June 2026

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

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