12week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 489 people on the general surgery list here have been waiting longer than 12 weeks, half less. It is about 2 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.
71%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
25
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
127 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Private Hospital Huddersfield | 64 miles | 6 wks | 6 wks |
| Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Ashton-Under-Lyne | 56 miles | 7 wks | 5 wks |
| Manchester Surgical Services Ltd Manchester | 46 miles | 7 wks | 4 wks |
| Buckshaw Hospital Chorley | 21 miles | 8 wks | 4 wks |
| North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Warrington | 43 miles | 8 wks | 4 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Spire Fylde Coast Hospital reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 1,864 | 13 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 435 | 23 wks |
| Gynaecology | 286 | 11 wks |
| Urology | 138 | 10 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 99 | 5 wks |
| Neurosurgical | 91 | 19 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.