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Other - Surgicals waiting times at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,791
Seen within 18 weeks
68.4%
Typical (median) wait
10.7 wks
Waiting over a year
184
Waiting over 65 weeks
25
Waiting over 78 weeks
5
Seen within 18 weeks
Other - Surgicals · % of the waiting list
60%80%100%May 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%68.4%100.0%May 2021100.0%June 2021100.0%July 2021100.0%August 2021100.0%September 2021100.0%October 2021100.0%November 2021100.0%December 2021100.0%January 2022100.0%February 2022100.0%March 202265.3%April 202366.9%May 202369.1%June 202370.6%July 202369.8%August 202366.1%September 202365.1%October 202365.4%November 202364.1%December 202364.9%January 202461.5%February 202458.1%March 202459.8%April 202462.1%May 202460.6%June 202462.5%July 202465.5%August 202467.4%September 202468.1%October 202468.4%November 202468.7%December 202469.3%January 202569.0%February 202567.9%March 202568.2%April 202570.3%May 202568.3%June 202566.4%July 202567.4%August 202571.1%September 202568.9%October 202568.1%November 202567.8%December 202565.8%January 202665.5%February 202668.7%March 202668.2%April 202668.0%May 202668.0%June 202668.5%July 202668.4%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for other - surgicals 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
18.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
47.2%
Patients treated
89
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
5.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
82.7%
Patients treated
491
in August 2026

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

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