General surgery at Fairfield Independent Hospital

Fairfield Independent Hospital general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 9 to 27 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 9 weeks and 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 79% are within 18 weeks.

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Fairfield Independent Hospital

Independent hospital

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.

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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 Fairfield Independent Hospital, 17 months to August 2026
02550April 2025August 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
April 20257.232.79.7
May 20259.833.610.5
June 20259.425.011.5
July 202511.935.410.6
August 20258.535.311.7
September 202512.833.210.9
October 202510.334.111.5
November 202511.728.712.6
December 202512.030.912.7
January 202615.131.310.3
February 202611.931.68.0
March 202612.538.48.9
April 202614.642.210.8
May 202610.832.711.9
June 202611.930.79.6
July 202612.025.99.5
August 20269.326.69.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 14 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.

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Buckshaw Hospital

Independent hospital, 14.3 miles away

9 to 25weeks

Half seen within 9 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 237 people treated in the month.

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

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