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General Surgery waiting times at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,300
Seen within 18 weeks
56.4%
Typical (median) wait
15.5 wks
Waiting over a year
44
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%56.4%52.5%April 202157.8%May 202160.1%June 202158.7%July 202160.5%August 202159.0%September 202159.7%October 202160.4%November 202161.3%December 202160.0%January 202258.2%February 202253.6%March 202252.8%April 202353.1%May 202351.9%June 202348.8%July 202348.3%August 202349.4%September 202350.9%October 202351.3%November 202347.8%December 202348.7%January 202446.9%February 202448.3%March 202450.6%April 202450.8%May 202452.1%June 202453.3%July 202455.0%August 202454.3%September 202456.1%October 202457.1%November 202457.3%December 202455.6%January 202556.1%February 202557.8%March 202559.9%April 202561.4%May 202560.3%June 202558.1%July 202557.3%August 202555.7%September 202554.0%October 202552.6%November 202553.4%December 202554.0%January 202656.0%February 202660.7%March 202658.2%April 202657.7%May 202656.8%June 202656.4%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
17.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
52.7%
Patients treated
167
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
1.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
83.9%
Patients treated
802
in July 2026

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

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