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General Surgery waiting times at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,385
Seen within 18 weeks
55.9%
Typical (median) wait
15.0 wks
Waiting over a year
65
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%55.9%66.5%April 202169.1%May 202167.4%June 202168.1%July 202168.1%August 202168.2%September 202167.1%October 202167.0%November 202166.2%December 202165.8%January 202267.1%February 202266.6%March 202265.6%April 202366.1%May 202367.0%June 202367.1%July 202365.5%August 202364.1%September 202363.0%October 202361.7%November 202358.5%December 202358.5%January 202458.5%February 202458.2%March 202459.1%April 202460.6%May 202460.6%June 202461.7%July 202461.4%August 202461.8%September 202462.7%October 202462.8%November 202462.3%December 202462.7%January 202561.7%February 202564.1%March 202563.2%April 202564.7%May 202566.8%June 202565.6%July 202565.5%August 202566.5%September 202565.1%October 202564.3%November 202561.6%December 202559.9%January 202659.6%February 202659.5%March 202659.2%April 202657.8%May 202656.4%June 202655.9%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
19.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
48.9%
Patients treated
139
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
3.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
78.3%
Patients treated
869
in July 2026

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

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