General surgery at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

GWH (Great Western Hospital A&E) general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 14 to 58 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 15 weeks and 9 in 10 under 44 weeks. 59% are within 18 weeks.

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Shortest waitHas A&E

Half seen within 14 weeks, 9 in 10 within 58 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 15 weeks, 9 in 10 under 44 weeks. 604 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 Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
03570September 2024August 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
September 202417.464.518.6
October 202417.760.818.4
November 202417.361.415.7
December 202416.459.514.6
January 202519.561.414.3
February 202514.254.512.9
March 202514.353.411.8
April 202514.655.611.9
May 202515.456.112.7
June 202515.155.612.4
July 202512.253.412.0
August 202513.153.412.3
September 202513.658.011.8
October 202512.656.212.0
November 202512.254.911.6
December 202510.759.012.8
January 202613.159.213.3
February 202614.453.414.3
March 202613.648.613.1
April 202614.159.413.0
May 202616.459.712.9
June 202615.058.013.2
July 202616.159.413.5
August 202613.758.014.9

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

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