General surgery at Cavell Hospital

Cavell Hospital general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 14 to 37 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 15 weeks and 9 in 10 under 43 weeks. 57% are within 18 weeks.

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Cavell Hospital

Independent hospital

14 to 37weeks

Half seen within 14 weeks, 9 in 10 within 37 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 15 weeks, 9 in 10 under 43 weeks. 31 people treated in the month.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

General surgery at Cavell Hospital, 24 months to August 2026
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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 202417.528.89.4
October 202415.224.810.6
November 202416.023.911.6
December 202419.536.812.8
January 202522.339.012.9
February 202521.032.910.7
March 202516.834.08.8
April 202511.938.29.8
May 202517.539.410.5
June 202517.534.48.8
July 202519.547.49.9
August 202515.040.510.6
September 202511.937.310.7
October 202516.534.59.1
November 202513.334.310.9
December 202519.830.912.5
January 202619.036.512.9
February 202616.531.813.2
March 202619.533.011.9
April 202615.043.011.3
May 202618.833.213.0
June 202620.848.013.8
July 202620.243.914.8
August 202613.536.515.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
2 to 40weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 40 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 969 people treated in the month.

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Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital

Independent hospital, 6.1 miles away

3 to 13weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 13 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 42 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
3 to 49weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 49 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 16 weeks, 9 in 10 under 44 weeks. 857 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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