General surgery at East Cheshire NHS Trust

Macclesfield District General general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 9 to 46 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 64% are within 18 weeks.

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9 to 46weeks

Half seen within 9 weeks, 9 in 10 within 46 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 286 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 East Cheshire NHS 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 20248.049.414.9
October 20249.053.614.8
November 20248.853.114.7
December 20248.153.415.3
January 20259.038.515.7
February 202511.651.514.5
March 20256.752.611.8
April 20259.151.411.1
May 20258.348.611.6
June 20252.830.914.8
July 20255.032.213.6
August 202511.447.513.8
September 202510.864.114.5
October 202517.559.414.0
November 202514.856.516.3
December 20259.538.620.5
January 202612.448.419.9
February 20267.347.418.6
March 20269.447.515.5
April 20268.545.015.3
May 20267.848.515.8
June 20267.740.914.4
July 202611.250.812.5
August 20268.845.812.8

Faster options within 25 miles

Has A&E
6 to 42weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 42 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 44 weeks. 2,076 people treated in the month.

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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 23.4 miles away

7 to 45weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 45 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 931 people treated in the month.

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

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