General surgery at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 8 to 41 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 63% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 41 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 631 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 Homerton Healthcare 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 202421.546.812.9
October 202417.243.411.8
November 202412.242.512.7
December 202410.846.713.5
January 202516.347.415.0
February 202512.247.315.3
March 202517.150.414.9
April 202511.146.714.9
May 202513.149.716.0
June 202514.551.415.8
July 202518.953.515.5
August 202522.351.415.2
September 202517.248.015.5
October 202517.152.514.6
November 202514.647.014.2
December 20257.848.014.0
January 202610.954.212.8
February 202613.051.312.3
March 202613.250.010.7
April 202612.748.312.0
May 202610.343.914.1
June 20269.144.613.7
July 20268.546.811.6
August 20267.941.212.2

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
2 to 40weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 40 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 969 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital

Independent hospital, 5.1 miles away

3 to 13weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 13 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 42 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc)

Independent provider, 21.1 miles away

3 to 17weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 13 weeks. 33 people treated in the month.

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

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