General surgery at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Queen Elizabeth general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 7 to 17 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 6 weeks and 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 91% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 918 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 Gateshead Health 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 20242.123.97.8
October 20242.422.77.0
November 20242.322.96.0
December 20242.721.96.9
January 20252.019.96.9
February 20252.519.15.8
March 20252.615.36.5
April 20253.222.76.1
May 20253.921.56.7
June 20253.318.06.5
July 20253.721.46.1
August 20253.818.45.7
September 20254.622.05.7
October 20254.320.65.7
November 20253.822.15.2
December 20254.020.85.4
January 20265.318.45.4
February 20264.619.45.3
March 20264.721.25.1
April 20265.819.15.7
May 20265.719.15.8
June 20265.619.85.0
July 20266.422.45.2
August 20266.617.05.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
4 to 27weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 27 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 1,106 people treated in the month.

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