General surgery at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 18 to 47 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 14 weeks and 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 59% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 18 weeks, 9 in 10 within 47 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 14 weeks, 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 791 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 Manchester University 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 202444.365.921.9
October 202433.263.421.7
November 202438.062.121.1
December 202430.363.021.6
January 202538.062.019.9
February 202536.162.718.8
March 202531.060.818.4
April 202527.159.519.0
May 202530.659.419.1
June 202532.758.717.4
July 202533.457.917.4
August 202530.657.516.9
September 202527.358.116.6
October 202528.757.616.4
November 202530.754.515.9
December 202525.855.915.2
January 202624.253.515.7
February 202623.751.815.3
March 202624.151.114.0
April 202620.247.614.3
May 202622.748.515.0
June 202619.846.614.5
July 202618.046.914.3
August 202617.847.414.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Huddersfield Private Hospital

Independent hospital, 22.2 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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5 to 39weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 39 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 31 weeks. 1,721 people treated in the month.

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

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