General surgery at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Darlington Memorial and University of Durham general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 7 to 55 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 47 weeks. 60% 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 County Durham and Darlington 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 20244.038.511.7
October 20244.043.911.6
November 20243.743.111.0
December 20243.036.911.9
January 20253.738.711.9
February 20253.539.211.8
March 20255.337.910.7
April 20254.935.811.4
May 20255.238.511.7
June 20255.038.111.8
July 20255.042.312.3
August 20255.539.713.8
September 20256.944.712.6
October 20256.842.713.2
November 20257.748.314.0
December 20258.049.514.0
January 20267.144.414.4
February 20267.955.414.3
March 20267.452.412.9
April 20267.644.112.8
May 20267.349.613.9
June 20267.049.913.1
July 20267.052.412.3
August 20266.755.113.5

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

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