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Neurosurgical waiting times at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,104
Seen within 18 weeks
51.7%
Typical (median) wait
17.4 wks
Waiting over a year
138
Waiting over 65 weeks
8
Waiting over 78 weeks
1
Seen within 18 weeks
Neurosurgical · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%51.7%57.1%April 202158.6%May 202159.3%June 202156.5%July 202155.0%August 202152.1%September 202153.4%October 202152.3%November 202148.4%December 202149.9%January 202249.3%February 202248.4%March 202233.2%April 202334.1%May 202335.0%June 202332.4%July 202329.2%August 202331.0%September 202332.3%October 202338.1%November 202340.7%December 202346.6%January 202450.2%February 202454.1%March 202458.0%April 202460.2%May 202462.0%June 202461.8%July 202460.8%August 202461.8%September 202462.6%October 202463.0%November 202461.1%December 202459.0%January 202557.8%February 202555.6%March 202555.4%April 202561.9%May 202562.8%June 202560.1%July 202558.7%August 202557.8%September 202555.8%October 202553.8%November 202552.9%December 202558.3%January 202658.9%February 202656.6%March 202654.0%April 202651.9%May 202651.1%June 202651.7%July 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for neurosurgical 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
32.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
29.9%
Patients treated
194
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
22.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
41.2%
Patients treated
420
in July 2026

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

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