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General Surgery waiting times at East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
6,973
Seen within 18 weeks
52.7%
Typical (median) wait
16.5 wks
Waiting over a year
80
Waiting over 65 weeks
53
Waiting over 78 weeks
26
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%52.7%56.9%April 202158.6%May 202160.0%June 202162.8%July 202159.8%August 202160.1%September 202159.7%October 202157.6%November 202154.5%December 202153.7%January 202254.3%February 202253.0%March 202253.4%April 202355.2%May 202357.0%June 202357.4%July 202357.3%August 202358.0%September 202357.6%October 202356.2%November 202354.6%December 202354.2%January 202452.9%February 202451.2%March 202450.8%April 202451.4%May 202451.0%June 202449.2%July 202449.8%August 202451.4%September 202451.6%October 202452.1%November 202450.8%December 202450.7%January 202550.5%February 202551.1%March 202551.7%April 202552.5%May 202552.2%June 202552.4%July 202551.7%August 202550.9%September 202542.2%October 202539.7%November 202539.2%December 202541.7%January 202647.4%February 202651.4%March 202650.7%April 202652.6%May 202653.4%June 202652.7%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
44.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
16.8%
Patients treated
185
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
28.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
30.3%
Patients treated
429
in July 2026

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

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