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General Surgery waiting times at Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
6,614
Seen within 18 weeks
63.9%
Typical (median) wait
12.5 wks
Waiting over a year
179
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
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%63.9%65.3%April 202166.3%May 202169.6%June 202171.2%July 202172.8%August 202173.0%September 202173.6%October 202173.3%November 202171.0%December 202171.4%January 202270.3%February 202271.4%March 202262.4%April 202359.6%May 202357.1%June 202363.0%July 202360.6%August 202358.9%September 202361.6%October 202359.8%November 202360.1%December 202360.8%January 202461.4%February 202461.2%March 202461.4%April 202460.7%May 202460.9%June 202459.8%July 202459.1%August 202458.4%September 202458.6%October 202459.5%November 202460.5%December 202462.4%January 202564.7%February 202564.9%March 202564.9%April 202565.6%May 202565.0%June 202564.0%July 202561.9%August 202564.5%September 202564.2%October 202564.2%November 202563.9%December 202562.9%January 202665.5%February 202664.9%March 202665.2%April 202664.8%May 202664.1%June 202663.9%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
19.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
45.2%
Patients treated
376
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
15.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
57.0%
Patients treated
591
in July 2026

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

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