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Plastic Surgery waiting times at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,218
Seen within 18 weeks
63.2%
Typical (median) wait
13.0 wks
Waiting over a year
18
Waiting over 65 weeks
2
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%63.2%32.7%April 202137.3%May 202140.5%June 202142.2%July 202142.2%August 202139.7%September 202142.1%October 202144.8%November 202145.0%December 202147.9%January 202248.3%February 202247.2%March 202257.2%April 202359.6%May 202361.3%June 202362.3%July 202360.8%August 202357.8%September 202356.4%October 202354.1%November 202350.1%December 202350.8%January 202448.4%February 202448.0%March 202448.6%April 202449.1%May 202447.0%June 202447.6%July 202447.0%August 202446.9%September 202448.0%October 202448.1%November 202447.7%December 202449.8%January 202550.8%February 202552.5%March 202550.3%April 202552.8%May 202555.6%June 202555.8%July 202556.3%August 202559.3%September 202557.6%October 202556.2%November 202556.7%December 202556.2%January 202656.6%February 202660.4%March 202660.8%April 202662.3%May 202665.1%June 202663.2%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
29.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
37.7%
Patients treated
146
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
13.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
62.0%
Patients treated
300
in July 2026

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

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