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Plastic Surgery waiting times at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
5,505
Seen within 18 weeks
49.7%
Typical (median) wait
18.1 wks
Waiting over a year
163
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Plastic Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%49.7%52.6%April 202153.8%May 202153.9%June 202151.9%July 202150.5%August 202149.9%September 202149.0%October 202149.5%November 202143.2%December 202141.4%January 202240.9%February 202239.7%March 202235.5%April 202335.5%May 202333.6%June 202332.0%July 202330.9%August 202333.1%September 202336.7%October 202340.4%November 202337.6%December 202337.4%January 202439.9%February 202439.8%March 202441.6%April 202442.0%May 202440.2%June 202438.0%July 202436.6%August 202438.2%September 202439.7%October 202441.2%November 202440.4%December 202440.8%January 202541.2%February 202543.0%March 202543.0%April 202545.9%May 202546.9%June 202547.3%July 202548.8%August 202551.7%September 202550.3%October 202549.6%November 202547.8%December 202547.4%January 202648.3%February 202648.8%March 202649.8%April 202650.8%May 202650.4%June 202649.7%July 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for plastic 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
5.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
64.5%
Patients treated
324
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
21.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
45.7%
Patients treated
315
in July 2026

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

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