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General surgery at Blakelands Hospital

Blakelands Hospital general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 12 to 21 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 32 weeks. 80% are within 18 weeks.

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Blakelands Hospital

Independent hospital

12 to 21weeks

Half seen within 12 weeks, 9 in 10 within 21 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 32 weeks. 58 people treated in the month.

How the wait has changed

General surgery at Blakelands Hospital, 24 months to August 2026
02040September 2024August 2026

Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 20245.321.24.4
October 20243.916.05.3
November 20246.723.45.9
December 20249.724.27.0
January 202510.619.28.6
February 202510.328.06.8
March 20257.119.88.2
April 202510.230.29.7
May 202514.829.89.2
June 202512.327.68.3
July 202510.125.58.4
August 202514.527.98.3
September 202512.127.67.8
October 202511.623.06.4
November 202511.825.96.7
December 202511.826.47.7
January 202612.528.28.5
February 202612.020.07.9
March 202612.024.77.8
April 202614.327.58.9
May 202616.531.99.4
June 202614.527.08.8
July 202611.924.87.7
August 202612.021.48.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Spire Harpenden Hospital

Independent hospital, 23.6 miles away

9 to 28weeks

Half seen within 9 weeks, 9 in 10 within 28 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 40 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Saxon Clinic

Independent hospital, 3.4 miles away

11 to 32weeks

Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 32 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 40 weeks. 26 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Glendon Wood Hospital

Independent hospital, 24.1 miles away

12 to 35weeks

Half seen within 12 weeks, 9 in 10 within 35 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 29 weeks. 23 people treated in the month.

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