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General Surgery waiting times at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,584
Seen within 18 weeks
40.2%
Typical (median) wait
23.5 wks
Waiting over a year
320
Waiting over 65 weeks
66
Waiting over 78 weeks
4
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%40.2%60.7%April 202170.3%May 202171.9%June 202171.3%July 202170.2%August 202168.3%September 202168.6%October 202169.7%November 202165.5%December 202161.5%January 202260.7%February 202260.8%March 202259.5%April 202363.5%May 202362.1%June 202362.2%July 202360.5%August 202357.8%September 202345.2%October 202341.6%November 202334.1%December 202328.1%January 202428.5%February 202432.1%March 202438.2%April 202439.6%May 202442.6%June 202441.7%July 202441.5%August 202443.6%September 202446.6%October 202447.9%November 202448.2%December 202448.4%January 202546.4%February 202546.0%March 202545.5%April 202545.3%May 202547.0%June 202545.0%July 202544.6%August 202544.7%September 202542.6%October 202542.3%November 202540.4%December 202539.8%January 202638.1%February 202639.9%March 202638.2%April 202639.4%May 202639.9%June 202640.2%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
49.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
16.9%
Patients treated
290
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
21.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
45.2%
Patients treated
281
in July 2026

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

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