16week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 146 people on the general surgery list here have been waiting longer than 16 weeks, half less. That is 3 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 2 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty.
59%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
32
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
203 / 241
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
3 weeks longer than a year ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Health Group Bath | 23 miles | 3 wks | 13 wks |
| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Poole | 53 miles | 3 wks | 13 wks |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth Portsmouth | 68 miles | 4 wks | 12 wks |
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Camberley | 67 miles | 6 wks | 10 wks |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green Bristol | 30 miles | 8 wks | 8 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Surgery | 1,224 | 10 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 486 | 8 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 422 | 9 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 174 | 3 wks |
| Gynaecology | 113 | 8 wks |
| Urology | 80 | 9 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.
This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.