General Surgery RTT specialty queue Vintage June 2026

Waiting time for hernia operation NHS

Waiting time for hernia operation on the NHS runs about 14 weeks at the general-surgery specialty median (90th percentile 39) - the RTT queue that covers inguinal and other hernia repairs, not a single-operation forecast.

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Median wait

14 weeks

Near 18-week clock · national median for the General Surgery specialty

90th percentile

39 weeks

Very long queue · 9 in 10 patients treated within

Annual NHS volume

76,000

Approx. completed pathways / year

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14 weeks median for the General Surgery specialty

National median for hernia repair is 14 weeks (90th percentile 39), on about 76,000 completed pathways a year. Among the 10 trusts PlainNHS profiles, medians run from Leeds Teaching Hospitals at 9 weeks to Kings College Hospital at 24 weeks. English providers with large lists span about 4 to 28 weeks. Source: NHS England RTT statistics, period RTT-June-2026.

  • Among 10 profiled trusts, Leeds Teaching Hospitals is fastest at 9 weeks vs Kings College Hospital at 24
  • English large-list specialty medians span about 4 to 28 weeks for this queue
  • About 76,000 completed pathways a year nationally for hernia repair

The wait picture

National median for hernia repair is 14 weeks (90th percentile 39), on about 76,000 completed pathways a year. Among the 10 trusts PlainNHS profiles, medians run from Leeds Teaching Hospitals at 9 weeks to Kings College Hospital at 24 weeks. English providers with large lists span about 4 to 28 weeks.

14 wks
National median wait for the General Surgery specialty
39 wks
90th percentile (9 in 10 treated within)
9 wks
Fastest profiled trust (Leeds Teaching Hospitals)
24 wks
Slowest profiled trust (Kings College Hospital)

Profiled trusts: 10. Figures are specialty-level RTT queues, not single-operation forecasts. Period RTT-June-2026.

How to read this pathway

General-surgery pathways (including hernia, gallbladder and varicose-vein work) are measured on NHS England's consultant-led Referral-to-Treatment (RTT) incomplete-pathway standard - 92% within 18 weeks from GP referral to treatment start. The specialty queue below mixes every condition that specialty treats, so read it as the queue hernia repair sits in rather than a single-operation forecast.

Patients have a statutory right to choose their treating Trust at the point of GP referral. NHS England collects these figures by specialty, not by procedure, so the chart and table show the wait for the specialty that performs Hernia Repair, not for that operation alone.

General Surgery Service median at profiled trusts

Sorted ascending. Specialty-level RTT incomplete pathways for the queue this procedure sits in. Period RTT-June-2026.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals: 9 wksLeeds Teaching Hospitals9 wksUniversity College London Ho: 9 wksUniversity College London Ho9 wksNewcastle Upon Tyne Hospital: 10 wksNewcastle Upon Tyne Hospital10 wksOxford University Hospitals: 11 wksOxford University Hospitals11 wksImperial College Healthcare: 15 wksImperial College Healthcare15 wksManchester University: 15 wksManchester University15 wksGuys and St Thomas: 17 wksGuys and St Thomas17 wksCambridge University Hospita: 18 wksCambridge University Hospita18 wksRoyal Free London: 22 wksRoyal Free London22 wksKings College Hospital: 24 wksKings College Hospital24 wks
Median wait (weeks) for Hernia Repair at profiled trusts

Share within 18 weeks at profiled trusts

Sorted descending. Same NHS England return as the median chart; useful when choosing between trusts on the same pathway.

University College London Ho: 84.5%University College London Ho84.5%Leeds Teaching Hospitals: 79.4%Leeds Teaching Hospitals79.4%Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital: 73.9%Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital73.9%Oxford University Hospitals: 70.4%Oxford University Hospitals70.4%Imperial College Healthcare: 60%Imperial College Healthcare60%Manchester University: 59.5%Manchester University59.5%Guys and St Thomas: 55.8%Guys and St Thomas55.8%Cambridge University Hospita: 52.2%Cambridge University Hospita52.2%Royal Free London: 41.7%Royal Free London41.7%Kings College Hospital: 39.9%Kings College Hospital39.9%
Share of pathways within 18 weeks (Hernia Repair, profiled trusts)

General Surgery Service waits at profiled trusts

Median and 92nd-percentile waits for the specialty that performs Hernia Repair, from NHS England's incomplete-pathways return for RTT-June-2026. These are whole-specialty figures covering every condition that specialty treats, so they describe the queue Hernia Repair sits in rather than that operation on its own. Waits are reported in one-week bands: a median of 12 means the middle patient has waited more than 11 and at most 12 weeks.

NHS Trust Region CQC Median (wks) 92nd pct (wks) Within 18wks Waiting
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Yorkshire & Humber Requires improvement 9 28 79.4% 1,498
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London Good 9 26 84.5% 58
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East Requires improvement 10 35 73.9% 945
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East Requires improvement 11 38 70.4% 1,686
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London Requires improvement 15 41 60% 2,201
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West 15 37 59.5% 5,222
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust London Good 17 38 55.8% 1,585
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England Good 18 42 52.2% 1,519
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London Requires improvement 22 48 41.7% 4,105
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London Requires improvement 24 51 39.9% 4,685

Source: NHS England consultant-led RTT waiting times, incomplete pathways, RTT-June-2026. Covers the 10 profiled trusts that report to NHS England; providers outside NHS England's remit, including Scottish health boards, are not in this return.

Find your provider's General Surgery Service wait

Every one of the 215 English NHS providers reporting a specialty-level RTT return for General Surgery Service in RTT-June-2026, ranked fastest to slowest. Search by name or filter by region to find where your own hospital sits nationally. A wider view than the profiled-trusts table above, which is limited to the trusts this site covers in depth. Only providers with 100 or more incomplete pathways are included.

Showing all 215 providers.

Rank Provider Region Median (wks) Within 18wks Waiting
1 INDEPENDENT HEALTH GROUP NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 3 98.1% 320
2 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS DORSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 4 93.8% 1,106
3 PRACTICE PLUS GROUP SURGICAL CENTRE - ST MARYS PORTSMOUTH NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 4 93.7% 335
4 NUFFIELD HEALTH HIGHGATE HOSPITAL NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 4 94% 168
5 CLEMENTINE CHURCHILL HOSPITAL NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 98.9% 352
6 PRACTICE PLUS GROUP SURGICAL CENTRE - GILLINGHAM NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 93.2% 264
7 PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 91.6% 167
8 GATESHEAD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 91.7% 2,299
9 FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 78.4% 559
10 HUDDERSFIELD PRIVATE HOSPITAL NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 95.1% 183
11 THE BERKSHIRE INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 87% 146
12 BENENDEN HOSPITAL NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 84.4% 128
13 THE ROYAL MARSDEN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 90.2% 123
14 SPIRE LEICESTER HOSPITAL NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 91.2% 114
15 SPIRE MANCHESTER HOSPITAL NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 91.2% 114
16 SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 7 83.3% 4,478
17 TAMESIDE AND GLOSSOP INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 7 77.4% 1,227
18 MERIDEN HOSPITAL NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 7 82.9% 346
19 HENDON HOSPITAL NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 7 86.3% 285
20 THE NEW FOSCOTE HOSPITAL LTD NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 7 93.8% 260
21 SPIRE METHLEY PARK HOSPITAL NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 7 86.2% 225
22 PROBUS SURGICAL CENTRE NHS CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 7 91.3% 172
23 CHELSFIELD PARK HOSPITAL NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 7 85.7% 105
24 BUCKSHAW HOSPITAL NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 73.4% 1,003
25 LONDON INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 86.4% 905
26 NORTH CHESHIRE AND MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 80.4% 808
27 THE ONE HEALTH GROUP PLC NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 91.2% 588
28 STOURSIDE HOSPITAL NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 79.8% 421
29 SPIRE ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 88.1% 388
30 WOODLANDS HOSPITAL NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 79% 324
31 PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - EMERSONS GREEN NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 84.1% 271
32 SPIRE LEEDS HOSPITAL NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 91.4% 222
33 MANCHESTER SURGICAL SERVICES LTD NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 94.1% 203
34 SPIRE NOTTINGHAM HOSPITAL NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 89% 146
35 CIRCLE READING HOSPITAL NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 77.3% 141
36 BLACKHEATH HOSPITAL NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 78.2% 133
37 TYNESIDE SURGICAL SERVICES LTD NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 8 75.2% 121
38 NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 92.5% 6,520
39 AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 72% 1,570
40 LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 79.4% 1,498
41 PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - SOUTHAMPTON NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 84.8% 683
42 TEES VALLEY HOSPITAL NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 75.3% 575
43 FULWOOD HALL HOSPITAL NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 80.5% 527
44 SPIRE CHESHIRE HOSPITAL NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 78.3% 392
45 NORWICH & NORFOLK SURGICAL LTD (N2S) NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 72.9% 329
46 BLAKELANDS HOSPITAL NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 80.8% 297
47 PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - SHEPTON MALLET NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 78.2% 275
48 ASHTEAD HOSPITAL NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 84.4% 256
49 EPSOMEDICAL GROUP NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 80% 230
50 SPIRE BUSHEY HOSPITAL NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 87.1% 186
51 SPIRE ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 90.1% 162
52 ONE ASHFORD HOSPITAL NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 77.3% 150
53 SPIRE HARPENDEN HOSPITAL NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 92.3% 142
54 NEW HALL HOSPITAL NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 86.5% 141
55 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 76.6% 111
56 PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 68.7% 5,869
57 CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 73.6% 5,382
58 THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST NHS SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WREKIN INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 71.9% 4,723
59 ROYAL SURREY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 77.9% 2,938
60 ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 86.3% 2,925
61 HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 75.6% 2,090
62 BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 68.9% 2,073
63 SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 66.3% 1,041
64 THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 73.9% 945
65 EUXTON HALL HOSPITAL NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 69.1% 906
66 OAKLANDS HOSPITAL NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 77.1% 719
67 WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 80.8% 391
68 DUCHY HOSPITAL NHS CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 82.1% 364
69 FAIRFIELD INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 76.7% 356
70 PARK HOSPITAL NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 75.5% 269
71 SPIRE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 81.5% 249
72 NUFFIELD HEALTH, WARWICKSHIRE HOSPITAL NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 74.1% 216
73 GLENDON WOOD HOSPITAL NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 71.9% 203
74 ST HUGH'S HOSPITAL NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 81% 184
75 BOSTON WEST HOSPITAL NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 74.8% 155
76 WOODTHORPE HOSPITAL NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 73.2% 127
77 MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 71.3% 5,566
78 UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 76.8% 4,882
79 EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 70.5% 4,674
80 THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 69.6% 3,854
81 OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 70.4% 1,686
82 SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 69.3% 1,224
83 PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITAL - ILFORD NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 69.5% 801
84 NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 72.3% 668
85 SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 70.3% 622
86 PINEHILL HOSPITAL NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 69.1% 385
87 SULIS HOSPITAL BATH (FOXCOTE AVENUE) NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 71.7% 371
88 SPIRE LITTLE ASTON HOSPITAL NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 74.2% 318
89 MOUNT STUART HOSPITAL NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 84.4% 270
90 SPIRE MURRAYFIELD HOSPITAL NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 71.1% 256
91 BEARDWOOD HOSPITAL NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 66.7% 249
92 KINGS OAK HOSPITAL NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 68.3% 243
93 SPIRE ELLAND HOSPITAL NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 69.7% 241
94 THE WESTBOURNE CENTRE NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 77.4% 235
95 SPIRE SOUTH BANK HOSPITAL NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 82% 200
96 SPIRE HARTSWOOD HOSPITAL NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 78.2% 170
97 NUFFIELD HEALTH, PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 73% 163
98 LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 69% 6,492
99 BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 65.6% 4,154
100 DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 68.3% 4,077
101 NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 68.6% 2,524
102 CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 69.4% 2,380
103 EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 70% 2,000
104 MID YORKSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 63.6% 1,763
105 KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 64.7% 1,762
106 MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 68.3% 939
107 THREE SHIRES HOSPITAL NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 61.6% 661
108 SPIRE LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 79.6% 609
109 SPIRE FYLDE COAST HOSPITAL NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 71.4% 489
110 ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 74.9% 362
111 SPIRE REGENCY HOSPITAL NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 85.3% 347
112 WOODLAND HOSPITAL NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 69.5% 344
113 NORTH DOWNS HOSPITAL NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 71.7% 187
114 NUFFIELD HEALTH, TEES HOSPITAL NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 69.4% 157
115 ROWLEY HALL HOSPITAL NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 69.6% 125
116 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 67.9% 6,395
117 NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 62.9% 6,072
118 BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 65.6% 4,448
119 JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 63.1% 3,348
120 STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 63.8% 3,232
121 THE HILLINGDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 62% 1,384
122 COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 68.3% 1,048
123 WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 63.5% 817
124 NUFFIELD HEALTH THE HOLLY HOSPITAL NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 65% 431
125 WINFIELD HOSPITAL NHS GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 62.3% 162
126 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 61.9% 9,151
127 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 61.5% 8,357
128 MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 64.1% 6,567
129 COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 59.9% 6,314
130 NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 61.9% 5,977
131 GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 60.1% 5,166
132 SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 63.9% 4,575
133 NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 59.5% 4,229
134 WHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 62.6% 4,110
135 LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 62.3% 3,372
136 EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 60.6% 3,122
137 HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 61.8% 2,717
138 ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 60.1% 1,989
139 SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 63.8% 1,921
140 RIVERS HOSPITAL NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 66.3% 665
141 THE YORKSHIRE CLINIC NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 65.9% 622
142 SPIRE WELLESLEY HOSPITAL NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 67.6% 253
143 CAVELL HOSPITAL NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 60.7% 247
144 EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 57.8% 8,430
145 HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 58% 7,564
146 DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 57.4% 7,264
147 MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 59.5% 5,222
148 WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 60.6% 4,989
149 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 57.8% 4,585
150 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 63.7% 4,434
151 SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 61% 2,730
152 NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 59.5% 2,684
153 EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 60.9% 2,560
154 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 59.5% 2,420
155 IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 60% 2,201
156 THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 58.2% 1,878
157 EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 57.8% 1,407
158 SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 57.1% 1,114
159 ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 60.8% 807
160 BEAUMONT HOSPITAL NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 60.4% 690
161 SPIRE PARKWAY HOSPITAL NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 63.2% 242
162 SAXON CLINIC NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 59.8% 179
163 ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 58.2% 177
164 SPIRE MONTEFIORE HOSPITAL NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 65.7% 169
165 MANOR HOSPITAL NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 15 61.7% 120
166 CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 56.5% 4,392
167 SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 56.4% 4,332
168 BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 55.6% 3,810
169 ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 59.6% 3,773
170 WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 56.8% 3,257
171 WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 54.2% 2,212
172 WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 56.2% 1,707
173 GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 56% 1,331
174 NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 59.2% 860
175 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 57.1% 765
176 SPIRE LONDON EAST NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 62.5% 638
177 SPIRE HULL AND EAST RIDING HOSPITAL NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 58.8% 592
178 BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 57% 321
179 PRACTICE PLUS GROUP SURGICAL CENTRE - DEVIZES NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 16 58.9% 146
180 BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 17 52.9% 7,168
181 EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 17 53.4% 5,974
182 GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 17 55.8% 1,585
183 BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 17 56.3% 1,207
184 THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 17 52.7% 999
185 FITZWILLIAM HOSPITAL NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 17 55.1% 461
186 SPENCER PRIVATE HOSPITALS LTD NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 17 55.5% 364
187 RENACRES HOSPITAL NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 17 51.5% 361
188 THE DUDLEY GROUP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 50.8% 3,313
189 THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, KING'S LYNN, NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 50.5% 1,630
190 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 52.2% 1,519
191 DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS DORSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 50.3% 1,293
192 KINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 50.7% 1,235
193 MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 51% 1,208
194 NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 51.6% 1,162
195 ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 52.2% 691
196 COBALT HOSPITAL NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 50.3% 328
197 OAKS HOSPITAL NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 52.5% 263
198 DROITWICH SPA HOSPITAL NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 18 50.8% 197
199 NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 19 48.3% 5,463
200 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 19 48.5% 2,239
201 NUFFIELD HEALTH, EXETER HOSPITAL NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 19 49.4% 178
202 MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 20 47.6% 8,646
203 MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 20 45.7% 2,094
204 LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 20 44.9% 2,028
205 CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 20 47.7% 1,311
206 LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 20 48% 223
207 SPIRE THAMES VALLEY HOSPITAL NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 20 45.9% 135
208 WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 21 45.8% 2,041
209 ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 21 45.9% 1,153
210 ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 22 41.7% 4,105
211 HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 22 41.7% 2,933
212 CLAREMONT PRIVATE HOSPITAL NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 22 42.7% 365
213 KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 24 39.9% 4,685
214 NUFFIELD HEALTH, BRENTWOOD HOSPITAL NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 26 38.6% 220
215 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 28 33.8% 2,806

Source: NHS England consultant-led RTT waiting times, incomplete pathways, RTT-June-2026. Most providers below are outside this site's profiled-trust roster and so have no linked page. RTT is collected by specialty, never by individual procedure.

General Surgery Service waits by NHS region

The same 215-provider return above, grouped by NHS commissioning region instead of ranked by provider. NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD has the fastest typical provider (median of provider medians 9 weeks, 3 providers); NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD the slowest (17.5 weeks, 2 providers). This describes where providers typically sit, not a single guaranteed wait for every patient in that region.

Region Providers Median of medians (wks) Range (wks)
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 3 9 8–11
NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 9.5 6–16
NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 2 9.5 6–13
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 10 6–18
NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 10 7–16
NHS CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 3 10 7–14
NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 10 8–16
NHS SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WREKIN INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 1 10 10–10
NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 10.5 6–20
NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 2 10.5 10–11
NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 7 11 3–16
NHS DORSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 2 11 4–18
NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 11 5–17
NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 11.5 6–28
NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 12 7–24
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 12 12 8–20
NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 12 8–22
NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 2 12 9–15
NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 12 10–12
NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 3 12 11–14
NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 13 4–22
NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 13 13 4–22
NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 4 13 5–15
NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 11 13 6–21
NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 10 13 8–20
NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 13 10–16
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 4 13 11–19
NHS GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 1 13 13–13
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 6 13.5 8–17
NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 14 9–18
NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 9 14 11–26
NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 4 14 11–18
NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 14 14.5 9–20
NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 15 8–21
NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 5 16 8–18
NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 2 17.5 15–20

Source: same NHS England return as the provider search above (RTT-June-2026). Region is the provider's NHS commissioning region, not the patient's home region.

The national queue behind this figure

The national median above (14 weeks) sits behind 382,851 open General Surgery Service pathways across every English provider in June 2026, with 63% of them within the 18-week standard, 41 weeks marks the slowest 8% (92nd percentile). The profiled trusts above (4–28 weeks) run either side of that national median.

Source: NHS England consultant-led RTT waiting times, national all-provider total (June 2026), the England-wide figure the per-trust breakdown above is drawn from, not a further trust.

Month-on-month specialty queue movement

Across every English provider reporting General Surgery Service, the incomplete-pathway total moved from 382,013 in May 2026 to 382,851 in June 2026 (+838 pathways). The share within 18 weeks went from 62.7% to 63% (+0.3 percentage points) , while the average provider median stayed near 12.3 weeks (was 12.4). Procedures that sit in this specialty share that queue movement; it is not a single-operation forecast.

Source: NHS England consultant-led RTT provider×specialty history (May 2026 → June 2026), England-wide aggregate for this treatment function.

Which providers moved most for General Surgery Service?

The England-wide aggregate above blends every provider's queue together, so it can mask an individual trust getting sharply better or worse. Ranking providers with at least 100 incomplete pathways in both May 2026 and June 2026 by the change in their 18-week share shows which named trusts are actually driving that movement.

Most improved

  • FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) +22.7pp (55.7%→78.4%)
  • HENDON HOSPITAL (NHS WEST AND NORTH LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) +14.4pp (71.9%→86.3%)
  • HUDDERSFIELD PRIVATE HOSPITAL (NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) +11.4pp (83.7%→95.1%)
  • SPIRE METHLEY PARK HOSPITAL (NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) +10.5pp (75.7%→86.2%)
  • ROWLEY HALL HOSPITAL (NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) +8.2pp (61.4%→69.6%)

Most worsened

  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) -11.4pp (88%→76.6%)
  • SPIRE ELLAND HOSPITAL (NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) -11.2pp (80.9%→69.7%)
  • SPIRE PARKWAY HOSPITAL (NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) -10pp (73.2%→63.2%)
  • CIRCLE READING HOSPITAL (NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) -9.1pp (86.4%→77.3%)
  • NUFFIELD HEALTH, BRENTWOOD HOSPITAL (NHS ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD) -9pp (47.6%→38.6%)

Source: NHS England consultant-led RTT provider×specialty history, providers with ≥100 incomplete General Surgery Service pathways in both periods shown.

18-week RTT incomplete-pathway standard

NHS England's consultant-led Referral-to-Treatment (RTT) incomplete-pathway standard is that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from GP referral to treatment start. The national specialty median on this page for the General Surgery specialty is 14 weeks; the 90th percentile is 39 weeks (period RTT-June-2026).

Share of profiled-trust pathways within 18 weeks

Across the 10 trusts PlainNHS profiles (23,504 people still waiting in the RTT-June-2026 return), a waiting-list-weighted 54.5% of pathways were within 18 weeks. That is a roll-up of the per-trust shares in the chart above, not a second NHS England figure.

Other General Surgery pathways we track

National medians from the same NHS England family of returns. Each link opens that pathway's wait page.

Choosing a general-surgery trust at referral

General-surgery pathways (including hernia repair) use the NHS e-Referral Service for most non-urgent elective referrals. At the point of GP referral you can ask to see the provider list for this specialty. PlainNHS does not book appointments; it publishes the waits from NHS England so you can compare listed trusts before the referral is locked in.

Read with this pathway

Monthly RTT release cadence

The figures on this page refresh when PlainNHS ingests the next NHS England consultant-led RTT release for General Surgery. The data vintage in the hero and the period labels on the charts are the ones currently on file (RTT-June-2026).

Where to see what moved

What to do with this pathway

Use the published waits for Hernia Repair before you contact your GP or the trust's PALS.

  • National median wait is 14 weeks (90th percentile 39 weeks on the June 2026 return). See Leeds profile
  • Put two trusts on the same monthly RTT or DM01 return side by side. Compare trusts
  • Read how the 18-week clock and incomplete-pathway counts are defined. RTT guide

Statistical waiting times only, not medical advice or a prediction for your case.

Answers, sources and standards

Check the evidence behind this page

Start with the common questions, then follow the primary sources used for the figures above.

Common general-surgery wait and NHS-cost questions

What is the waiting time for hernia operation on the NHS?

General-surgery RTT pathways, the queue hernia operations sit in, show a national median of 14 weeks on NHS England's latest return (90th percentile 39). Inguinal and other hernia repairs share this specialty queue rather than a separate operation-level row.

How long is the inguinal hernia NHS waiting list?

PlainNHS does not publish a separate inguinal-hernia-only list; inguinal repairs are counted inside the general-surgery RTT specialty. The 14-week median on this page is the best official queue figure for hernia work nationally, with trust-level spreads in the table below.

How much does hernia repair cost on the NHS?

NHS-funded hernia repair in England carries no charge to the patient at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the UK — the “free at the point of delivery” principle set out in the NHS Constitution for England. PlainNHS publishes official NHS waiting times, not private or insurer-funded prices: we hold no source we can attribute for private fees, so we do not publish them. What this page does record is the length of the NHS queue — a national median of 14 weeks, with a 90th percentile of 39 weeks. Which routes the NHS funds is set out in our guide to when the NHS pays for private treatment.

Primary sources

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Important: Statistical waiting times do not predict the timing of any individual case. This page is not medical advice; speak to your GP, NHS 111, or the treating Trust for specific clinical decisions.

Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times · RTT-June-2026

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PlainNHS procedure pages are rendered directly from NHS England RTT and diagnostic (DM01) releases, no number is typed in by an editor. Median and provider waits for Hernia Repair come from the live specialty or diagnostic return on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of RTT-June-2026. Figures here are for context and comparison; clinical pathway decisions belong with your GP, NHS 111, or the treating Trust.