Settings
General surgery at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 24 to 54 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 15 weeks and 9 in 10 under 44 weeks. 59% are within 18 weeks.

Print my GP sheet

Where would a referral stand?

Enter the referral date to see how that wait compares with the people still waiting here, and with the 18-week standard.

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 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
03060September 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 202427.857.116.6
October 202425.755.617.9
November 202423.248.416.7
December 202419.748.515.3
January 202518.947.816.0
February 202515.151.116.5
March 202518.251.617.1
April 202514.250.617.9
May 202522.954.017.1
June 202522.152.516.3
July 202524.955.316.2
August 202524.557.015.8
September 202524.056.915.5
October 202521.355.016.1
November 202523.157.116.3
December 202524.156.116.6
January 202625.457.216.5
February 202626.955.915.4
March 202625.256.315.5
April 202622.455.515.5
May 202625.055.816.1
June 202625.155.715.7
July 202623.452.715.1
August 202624.154.114.7

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

NHS trust, 22.9 miles away

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.

Free on the NHS

Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital

Independent hospital, 6.5 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.

Free on the NHS

Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc)

Independent provider, 16.1 miles away

3 to 17weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 13 weeks. 33 people treated in the month.

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

This page as JSON. General surgery waiting times at every hospital in England.

Take this to your GP

One printed page with your three fastest options and the words to ask for your right to choose.

Print my GP sheet

Thinking of paying?

See private hospitals near you, what they charge and the quickest private routes.

See the private route