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General Surgery waiting times at Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
7,336
Seen within 18 weeks
56.1%
Typical (median) wait
14.8 wks
Waiting over a year
435
Waiting over 65 weeks
12
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%56.1%66.2%April 202167.4%May 202168.8%June 202167.4%July 202166.5%August 202166.7%September 202166.2%October 202167.5%November 202165.2%December 202164.5%January 202265.0%February 202264.2%March 202269.8%April 202373.0%May 202372.9%June 202374.1%July 202374.4%August 202374.5%September 202375.9%October 202375.5%November 202372.3%December 202371.4%January 202470.2%February 202467.5%March 202468.5%April 202468.3%May 202466.7%June 202465.4%July 202462.8%August 202462.1%September 202460.6%October 202460.2%November 202458.7%December 202456.5%January 202556.2%February 202554.9%March 202552.6%April 202552.1%May 202552.0%June 202554.1%July 202555.5%August 202557.6%September 202556.6%October 202554.8%November 202551.9%December 202549.8%January 202648.5%February 202651.5%March 202652.9%April 202655.2%May 202657.4%June 202656.1%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
40.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
35.9%
Patients treated
407
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
2.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
83.7%
Patients treated
1,226
in July 2026

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

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