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General Surgery waiting times at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,256
Seen within 18 weeks
42.5%
Typical (median) wait
21.4 wks
Waiting over a year
169
Waiting over 65 weeks
3
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
20%40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%42.5%41.8%April 202148.3%May 202151.2%June 202149.6%July 202151.7%August 202149.7%September 202152.1%October 202154.0%November 202151.3%December 202147.6%January 202247.4%February 202244.5%March 202237.6%April 202333.0%May 202328.8%June 202327.5%July 202329.6%August 202330.9%September 202333.5%October 202334.6%November 202334.4%December 202333.3%January 202436.0%February 202438.3%March 202436.7%April 202441.5%May 202438.0%June 202438.3%July 202443.1%August 202445.4%September 202444.5%October 202445.9%November 202442.2%December 202442.9%January 202542.3%February 202540.3%March 202538.8%April 202538.8%May 202540.1%June 202541.1%July 202542.9%August 202543.9%September 202543.9%October 202543.5%November 202546.3%December 202544.7%January 202643.8%February 202646.5%March 202641.5%April 202642.0%May 202641.7%June 202642.5%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
48.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
20.4%
Patients treated
98
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
43.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
14.8%
Patients treated
210
in July 2026

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

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