13week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,921 people on the general surgery list here have been waiting longer than 13 weeks, half less. 14 of them have been waiting more than a year.
64%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
38
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
154 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Gateshead | 38 miles | 5 wks | 8 wks |
| Spire Methley Park Hospital Leeds | 71 miles | 6 wks | 7 wks |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland | 32 miles | 7 wks | 7 wks |
| Spire Leeds Hospital Leeds | 64 miles | 8 wks | 6 wks |
| Woodlands Hospital Darlington | 15 miles | 8 wks | 5 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other: Medical Services | 7,234 | 13 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 7,179 | 14 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 7,051 | 16 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 5,557 | 12 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 3,961 | 9 wks |
| Urology | 3,914 | 11 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.