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General Surgery waiting times at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,332
Seen within 18 weeks
92.1%
Typical (median) wait
5.2 wks
Waiting over a year
0
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
70%80%90%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%92.1%79.4%April 202183.0%May 202185.3%June 202183.4%July 202181.0%August 202180.8%September 202182.0%October 202183.3%November 202182.9%December 202181.7%January 202279.8%February 202278.5%March 202267.6%April 202369.6%May 202368.3%June 202367.2%July 202367.4%August 202367.1%September 202368.9%October 202369.4%November 202369.4%December 202371.5%January 202472.1%February 202470.1%March 202472.4%April 202476.4%May 202477.5%June 202478.0%July 202479.0%August 202480.1%September 202480.4%October 202481.4%November 202482.6%December 202483.6%January 202585.6%February 202583.9%March 202583.9%April 202584.0%May 202582.7%June 202581.0%July 202583.6%August 202585.0%September 202586.2%October 202589.9%November 202591.7%December 202591.3%January 202692.7%February 202693.9%March 202692.3%April 202692.1%May 202691.7%June 202692.1%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
11.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
73.7%
Patients treated
224
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
6.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
92.4%
Patients treated
712
in July 2026

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

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