Seen Sooner

Waiting times/General Surgery/East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

General Surgery waiting times at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

14week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 3,122 people on the general surgery list here have been waiting longer than 14 weeks, half less. That is 1 week shorter than a year ago.

61%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

40

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

159 / 241

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

1 week shorter than a year ago.

Median wait each month, 13 months to June 2026.

How the queue is spread

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard — 35% of this queue is already past it.

Treating sooner nearby

Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.

ProviderMilesMedianSooner by
Huddersfield Private Hospital Huddersfield356 wks8 wks
Spire Methley Park Hospital Leeds536 wks7 wks
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Ashton-Under-Lyne297 wks7 wks
The One Health Group Plc Sheffield597 wks7 wks
Manchester Surgical Services Ltd Manchester257 wks6 wks
Check what switching would save youEnter your postcode to rank every provider near you by the trade-off between distance and time saved, and get the words to ask with.

Straight answers

About this figure

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.