14week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 4,575 people on the general surgery list here have been waiting longer than 14 weeks, half less. 22 of them have been waiting more than a year.
64%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
35
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
160 / 241
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
Level with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice Plus Group Hospital Birmingham Birmingham | 3 miles | 4 wks | 9 wks |
| Meriden Hospital Coventry | 28 miles | 6 wks | 7 wks |
| Stourside Hospital Stourbridge | 11 miles | 8 wks | 6 wks |
| Blakelands Hospital Milton Keynes | 73 miles | 9 wks | 5 wks |
| Park Hospital Nottingham | 64 miles | 9 wks | 4 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | 8,002 | 9 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 7,414 | 21 wks |
| Other: Paediatric Services | 6,234 | 10 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 5,874 | 15 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 5,446 | 14 wks |
| Gynaecology | 5,247 | 14 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.