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General Surgery waiting times at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,762
Seen within 18 weeks
71.7%
Typical (median) wait
10.4 wks
Waiting over a year
8
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
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%71.7%71.0%April 202171.3%May 202174.6%June 202176.8%July 202175.9%August 202180.4%September 202182.0%October 202184.3%November 202183.2%December 202180.2%January 202277.4%February 202275.2%March 202256.7%April 202362.3%May 202358.6%June 202354.2%July 202351.7%August 202348.9%September 202348.1%October 202356.3%November 202351.7%December 202352.2%January 202452.2%February 202448.4%March 202451.1%April 202452.0%May 202454.9%June 202455.2%July 202451.4%August 202448.1%September 202451.4%October 202452.3%November 202450.4%December 202453.4%January 202553.3%February 202551.3%March 202553.7%April 202557.0%May 202560.7%June 202563.8%July 202564.4%August 202563.7%September 202563.5%October 202566.1%November 202565.9%December 202565.2%January 202667.5%February 202670.6%March 202668.7%April 202665.2%May 202668.6%June 202671.7%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
11.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
57.7%
Patients treated
137
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
3.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
83.4%
Patients treated
913
in July 2026

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

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