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General Surgery waiting times at Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,660
Seen within 18 weeks
62.3%
Typical (median) wait
13.3 wks
Waiting over a year
5
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%62.3%71.3%April 202171.9%May 202174.2%June 202173.2%July 202169.9%August 202166.9%September 202164.6%October 202163.7%November 202162.3%December 202162.9%January 202262.7%February 202259.6%March 202257.0%April 202357.1%May 202355.5%June 202354.2%July 202351.9%August 202350.9%September 202351.0%October 202350.2%November 202348.4%December 202347.2%January 202446.5%February 202444.5%March 202447.6%April 202447.0%May 202446.0%June 202447.8%July 202448.2%August 202448.7%September 202450.0%October 202451.6%November 202452.2%December 202453.6%January 202554.4%February 202556.2%March 202558.4%April 202560.8%May 202561.5%June 202562.9%July 202562.8%August 202562.8%September 202561.3%October 202559.8%November 202559.9%December 202559.0%January 202660.7%February 202664.5%March 202665.1%April 202663.8%May 202663.9%June 202662.3%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
17.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
51.1%
Patients treated
280
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
5.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
75.8%
Patients treated
798
in July 2026

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

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