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General Surgery waiting times at Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,041
Seen within 18 weeks
45.8%
Typical (median) wait
20.1 wks
Waiting over a year
140
Waiting over 65 weeks
2
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%45.8%44.9%April 202150.0%May 202153.5%June 202155.9%July 202157.1%August 202153.2%September 202150.7%October 202151.5%November 202151.3%December 202151.1%January 202252.5%February 202256.8%March 202249.1%April 202348.9%May 202347.7%June 202345.9%July 202345.1%August 202344.2%September 202345.0%October 202343.6%November 202343.3%December 202341.4%January 202441.4%February 202441.5%March 202443.9%April 202446.1%May 202448.2%June 202446.8%July 202446.0%August 202443.7%September 202441.1%October 202441.6%November 202440.7%December 202443.5%January 202544.3%February 202545.6%March 202545.1%April 202545.8%May 202545.4%June 202546.7%July 202546.6%August 202549.0%September 202549.3%October 202548.4%November 202550.2%December 202549.9%January 202648.7%February 202648.0%March 202648.3%April 202646.8%May 202645.8%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
43.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
22.9%
Patients treated
109
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
5.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
76.5%
Patients treated
115
in June 2026

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

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