General surgery at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Countess of Chester general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 22 to 52 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 34 weeks. 67% are within 18 weeks.

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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 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 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 202449.566.524.9
October 202426.364.825.8
November 202439.564.825.1
December 202450.763.324.3
January 202541.766.524.2
February 202544.364.721.8
March 202540.063.721.3
April 202537.862.322.0
May 202529.257.420.6
June 202532.359.718.8
July 202532.563.417.1
August 202532.357.618.6
September 202532.364.016.6
October 202530.558.215.3
November 202521.559.116.3
December 202525.056.414.7
January 202614.652.815.0
February 202616.853.013.9
March 202617.457.110.6
April 202627.353.812.1
May 202621.551.912.6
June 202621.551.812.3
July 202617.244.711.8
August 202622.252.112.0

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Fairfield Independent Hospital

Independent hospital, 20 miles away

9 to 27weeks

Half seen within 9 weeks, 9 in 10 within 27 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 167 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Spire Murrayfield Hospital

Independent hospital, 12.3 miles away

11 to 36weeks

Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 36 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 93 people treated in the month.

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