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General Surgery waiting times at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,336
Seen within 18 weeks
41.6%
Typical (median) wait
22.4 wks
Waiting over a year
180
Waiting over 65 weeks
4
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%41.6%37.1%April 202152.6%May 202150.1%June 202146.5%July 202147.6%August 202142.8%September 202143.6%October 202146.5%November 202141.8%December 202140.3%January 202242.0%February 202244.2%March 202245.7%April 202350.5%May 202339.5%June 202342.6%July 202344.7%August 202342.4%September 202347.0%October 202349.8%November 202346.8%December 202347.4%January 202446.0%February 202445.7%March 202446.8%April 202475.5%May 202448.9%June 202450.5%July 202451.5%August 202448.3%September 202448.9%October 202451.3%November 202450.4%December 202447.9%January 202549.6%February 202552.2%March 202544.9%April 202549.8%May 202549.7%June 202548.2%July 202551.4%August 202552.9%September 202550.0%October 202542.7%November 202544.8%December 202545.6%January 202644.9%February 202652.0%March 202646.9%April 202647.0%May 202647.7%June 202641.6%July 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for general surgery patients who started treatment in July 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
5.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
74.2%
Patients treated
209
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
3.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
70.2%
Patients treated
94
in July 2026

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

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