Shorter Wait

Waiting times/General Surgery

General Surgery waiting times
by hospital

Every provider in England reporting general surgery waits in June 2026, shortest first. You have a legal right to choose any of them.

14

week England average

25

weeks between the fastest and slowest provider

381k

people waiting across 241 providers

That spread is the whole point. Someone waiting at the slowest provider could, on these figures, be seen about 25 weeks sooner elsewhere, if they know to ask. The median also hides the tail: 7,465 of the 381,422 people on this list nationally have been waiting more than a year.

#ProviderMedianWithin 18wkWaitingYear
1Independent Health Group Bath3 wks98%320
2Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) Redhill3 wks95%98
3University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Poole3 wks94%1,106
4Bishops Wood Hospital Northwood4 wks94%62
5Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth Portsmouth4 wks94%335
6Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital London4 wks94%168
7Practice Plus Group Hospital Birmingham Birmingham4 wks92%167
8Thornbury Hospital Sheffield4 wks81%97
9Clementine Churchill Hospital Harrow5 wks99%352
10Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham Gillingham5 wks93%264
11Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Gateshead5 wks92%2,299
12The Berkshire Independent Hospital Reading5 wks87%146
13Sloane Hospital Beckenham5 wks88%90
14The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London5 wks90%123
15Benenden Hospital Cranbrook6 wks84%128
16Spire Leicester Hospital Leicester6 wks91%114
17Spire Manchester Hospital Manchester6 wks91%114
18Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Camberley6 wks78%559
19Huddersfield Private Hospital Huddersfield6 wks95%183
20Meriden Hospital Coventry6 wks83%346
21Southend Private Hospital Westcliff-on-Sea6 wks84%69
22Spire Methley Park Hospital Leeds6 wks86%225
23Ridgeway Hospital Swindon6 wks91%87
24Probus Surgical Centre Truro7 wks91%172
25Bath Clinic Bath7 wks85%54
26Hendon Hospital London7 wks86%285
27South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland7 wks83%4,477
28The New Foscote Hospital Ltd London7 wks94%260
29Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Ashton-Under-Lyne7 wks77%1,227
30Chelsfield Park Hospital Orpington7 wks86%105
31The One Health Group Plc Sheffield7 wks91%588
32Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd Gateshead7 wks75%121
33Manchester Surgical Services Ltd Manchester7 wks94%203
34London Independent Hospital London7 wks86%905
35Spire St Anthony's Hospital Sutton7 wks88%388
36Chaucer Hospital Canterbury8 wks71%97
37Runnymede Hospital Chertsey8 wks78%69
38Shirley Oaks Hospital Croydon8 wks75%71
39Spire Nottingham Hospital Nottingham8 wks89%146
40Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green Bristol8 wks84%271
41Blackheath Hospital London8 wks78%133
42Spire Leeds Hospital Leeds8 wks91%222
43Stourside Hospital Stourbridge8 wks80%421
44Woodlands Hospital Darlington8 wks79%324
45Circle Reading Hospital Reading8 wks77%141
46North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Warrington8 wks80%807
47Buckshaw Hospital Chorley8 wks73%1,003
48Fulwood Hall Hospital Preston8 wks81%527
49Spire Bushey Hospital Bushey8 wks87%186
50Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton Southampton8 wks85%683
51Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth8 wks73%59
52Spire Harpenden Hospital Harpenden8 wks92%142
53University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol8 wks77%111
54Tees Valley Hospital Middlesbrough8 wks75%575
55New Hall Hospital Salisbury8 wks87%141
56Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds9 wks79%1,498
57Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North Shields9 wks93%6,518
58One Ashford Hospital Ashford9 wks77%150
59Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (n2s) Norwich9 wks73%329
60Blakelands Hospital Milton Keynes9 wks81%297
61Spire Cheshire Hospital Warrington9 wks78%392
62St Edmunds Hospital Bury St. Edmunds9 wks88%59
63Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Keighley9 wks72%1,570
64Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet Shepton Mallet9 wks78%275
65Spire Alexandra Hospital Chatham9 wks90%162
66University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London9 wks85%58
67Epsomedical Group Cobham9 wks80%230
68Duchy Hospital Truro9 wks82%364
69Nuffield Health, Derby Hospital Derby9 wks69%58
70Ashtead Hospital Ashtead9 wks84%256
71Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Huddersfield9 wks74%5,373
72Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading9 wks86%2,925
73Boston West Hospital Boston9 wks75%155
74Oaklands Hospital Salford9 wks77%719
75Park Hospital Nottingham9 wks76%269
76St Hugh's Hospital Grimsby9 wks81%184
77Nuffield Health, Hereford Hospital Hereford9 wks74%65
78Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford9 wks78%2,934
79Nuffield Health, Warwickshire Hospital Leamington Spa9 wks74%216
80The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Shrewsbury10 wks72%4,723
81South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Warwick10 wks66%1,041
82Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Portsmouth10 wks69%5,867
83Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Wirral10 wks81%391
84Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Barnsley10 wks69%2,073
85Euxton Hall Hospital Chorley10 wks69%906
86Fairfield Independent Hospital St. Helens10 wks77%356
87Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Harrogate10 wks76%2,084
88One Stop Doctors Limited Hemel Hempstead10 wks73%86
89The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne10 wks74%944
90Woodthorpe Hospital Nottingham10 wks73%127
91Spire Washington Hospital Washington10 wks82%249
92Practice Plus Group Hospital - Barlborough Chesterfield10 wks79%58
93Glendon Wood Hospital Kettering10 wks72%203
94Highfield Hospital Rochdale10 wks70%70
95Mount Stuart Hospital Torquay10 wks84%270
96Spire South Bank Hospital Worcester10 wks82%200
97The Westbourne Centre Birmingham10 wks77%235
98Spire Little Aston Hospital Sutton Coldfield10 wks74%318
99Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone10 wks71%5,565
100Pinehill Hospital Hitchin10 wks69%385
101Spire Elland Hospital Elland10 wks70%241
102Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford11 wks70%1,685
103East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust St. Leonards-on-Sea11 wks71%4,664
104Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue) Bath11 wks72%371
105Kings Oak Hospital Enfield11 wks68%243
106The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Harlow11 wks70%3,854
107Springfield Hospital Chelmsford11 wks70%622
108Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral11 wks71%256
109United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Lincoln11 wks77%4,882
110Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford Ilford11 wks70%801
111Spire Hartswood Hospital Brentwood11 wks78%170
112Beardwood Hospital Blackburn11 wks67%249
113Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Salisbury11 wks69%1,224
114Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield11 wks85%347
115North Downs Hospital Caterham11 wks72%187
116Nuffield Health, Plymouth Hospital Plymouth11 wks73%163
117Nuffield Health, Bournemouth Hospital Bournemouth11 wks80%54
118North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol11 wks72%659
119East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Stevenage11 wks70%2,000
120Spire Liverpool Hospital Liverpool11 wks80%609
121Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster11 wks68%4,077
122Rowley Hall Hospital Stafford11 wks70%125
123Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Bolton11 wks66%4,154
124Medway NHS Foundation Trust Gillingham11 wks68%939
125Spire Dunedin Hospital Reading11 wks85%68
126Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kettering12 wks65%1,762
127Spire Fylde Coast Hospital Blackpool12 wks71%489
128Three Shires Hospital Northampton12 wks62%661
129Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust London12 wks69%6,490
130Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Wakefield12 wks64%1,762
131Nuffield Health, Tees Hospital Stockton-on-Tees12 wks69%157
132Wye Valley NHS Trust Hereford12 wks65%703
133Woodland Hospital Kettering12 wks70%344
134Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Chertsey12 wks75%362
135Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Northampton12 wks69%2,524
136Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Thornton Heath12 wks69%2,380
137Nuffield Health the Holly Hospital Buckhurst Hill12 wks65%431
138Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Stockport12 wks64%3,232
139Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chester12 wks68%927
140Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Grimsby12 wks63%6,072
141James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Great Yarmouth12 wks63%3,348
142Barts Health NHS Trust London13 wks66%4,446
143The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Uxbridge13 wks62%1,383
144University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester13 wks68%6,395
145Spire Gatwick Park Hospital Horley13 wks70%83
146Spire Clare Park Hospital Farnham13 wks72%75
147Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Prescot13 wks64%6,536
148Winfield Hospital Gloucester13 wks62%162
149London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Harrow13 wks62%3,371
150University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent13 wks62%9,127
151County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Darlington13 wks60%6,312
152North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Peterborough13 wks62%5,976
153Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Swindon13 wks60%5,164
154South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesbrough13 wks64%1,921
155The Yorkshire Clinic Bingley13 wks66%622
156Whittington Health NHS Trust London13 wks63%4,110
157Rivers Hospital Sawbridgeworth13 wks66%665
158University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry14 wks62%8,347
159East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn14 wks61%3,122
160Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Smethwick14 wks64%4,575
161Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London14 wks62%2,717
162Spire Wellesley Hospital Southend-on-Sea14 wks68%253
163Cavell Hospital Enfield14 wks61%247
164Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Norwich14 wks60%4,228
165Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Truro14 wks60%1,988
166Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Exeter14 wks61%807
167Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Worcester14 wks61%4,989
168Alexandra Hospital Cheadle14 wks58%177
169Beaumont Hospital Bolton14 wks60%690
170Saxon Clinic Milton Keynes14 wks60%179
171Manor Hospital Bedford14 wks62%120
172East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Canterbury14 wks58%8,428
173Spire Parkway Hospital Solihull14 wks63%242
174Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London14 wks60%2,199
175The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Rotherham14 wks58%1,878
176North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Hartlepool14 wks60%2,684
177East Cheshire NHS Trust Macclesfield14 wks58%1,406
178Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester15 wks60%5,196
179University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham15 wks64%4,424
180Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Hull15 wks58%7,564
181Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Taunton15 wks61%2,729
182Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Dartford15 wks57%7,264
183Spire Montefiore Hospital Hove15 wks66%169
184Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Cambridge15 wks70%82
185Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Carshalton15 wks61%2,560
186One Hatfield Hospital Hatfield15 wks74%50
187Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Redhill15 wks57%1,114
188Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Amersham15 wks60%2,420
189University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby15 wks58%4,585
190Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sutton-in-Ashfield15 wks56%4,332
191Spire London East Ilford15 wks63%638
192Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Bath15 wks60%3,773
193University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton15 wks57%765
194Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Bradford16 wks57%321
195Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Walsall16 wks56%1,707
196Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham16 wks59%860
197Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London16 wks57%4,385
198West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Watford16 wks57%3,257
199Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital Hull16 wks59%592
200Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Luton16 wks56%3,810
201West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Bury St. Edmunds16 wks54%2,212
202George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Nuneaton16 wks56%1,331
203Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes Devizes16 wks59%146
204Fitzwilliam Hospital Peterborough16 wks55%461
205Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London16 wks56%1,583
206Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool16 wks56%1,207
207Spire Norwich Hospital Norwich16 wks72%58
208The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Wolverhampton17 wks53%997
209Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd Deal17 wks56%364
210East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester17 wks53%5,974
211Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Romford17 wks53%7,168
212Renacres Hospital Ormskirk17 wks52%361
213Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge17 wks52%1,519
214Isle of Wight NHS Trust Newport17 wks52%691
215Oaks Hospital Colchester17 wks53%263
216North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Carlisle17 wks52%1,153
217Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Crewe17 wks51%1,207
218Nuffield Health, Brighton Hospital Brighton18 wks55%62
219The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Dudley18 wks51%3,313
220Droitwich Spa Hospital Droitwich18 wks51%197
221The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn18 wks51%1,630
222Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames18 wks51%1,235
223Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dorchester18 wks50%1,293
224Cobalt Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne18 wks50%328
225Nuffield Health, Exeter Hospital Exeter18 wks49%178
226University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Kendal19 wks49%2,239
227Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Salford19 wks48%5,450
228Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Westcliff-on-Sea19 wks48%8,646
229Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Preston19 wks48%223
230Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool20 wks45%2,016
231Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield20 wks48%1,311
232Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Milton Keynes20 wks46%2,094
233Spire Thames Valley Hospital Slough20 wks46%135
234Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan20 wks46%2,041
235St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London20 wks46%1,152
236Claremont Private Hospital Sheffield21 wks43%365
237Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London22 wks42%4,105
238Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basingstoke22 wks42%2,921
239King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London24 wks40%4,685
240Nuffield Health, Brentwood Hospital Brentwood26 wks39%220
241University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Worthing27 wks34%2,806
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