General surgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Leeds General Infirmary and St James general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 5 to 28 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 10 weeks and 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 78% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 28 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 434 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 Leeds Teaching Hospitals 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 20244.129.17.5
October 20243.726.26.6
November 20244.429.76.9
December 20245.525.37.5
January 20256.124.67.6
February 20256.326.06.8
March 20256.423.67.0
April 20256.623.07.6
May 20256.524.58.3
June 20257.226.17.5
July 20255.425.77.4
August 20256.025.68.4
September 20255.225.98.9
October 20257.026.77.6
November 20256.527.98.2
December 20255.227.59.7
January 20266.229.810.5
February 20266.430.89.0
March 20267.130.38.8
April 20265.532.49.2
May 20267.233.19.4
June 20265.734.98.4
July 20264.531.88.7
August 20264.527.69.6

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 17.1 miles away

3 to 29weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 29 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 40 weeks. 896 people treated in the month.

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Huddersfield Private Hospital

Independent hospital, 15.3 miles away

4 to 19weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 19 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 89 people treated in the month.

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Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 19.1 miles away

4 to 44weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 44 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 30 weeks. 664 people treated in the month.

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

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