General surgery at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

North Devon District and Wonford general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 22 to 59 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 14 weeks and 9 in 10 under 43 weeks. 63% are within 18 weeks.

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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 Royal Devon University 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 202425.370.618.4
October 202422.566.418.4
November 202427.565.818.5
December 202428.669.119.3
January 202528.865.520.3
February 202522.266.721.9
March 202533.066.622.9
April 202531.865.624.4
May 202534.465.225.3
June 202534.263.923.2
July 202533.061.921.3
August 202538.562.320.3
September 202529.061.317.4
October 202520.258.315.6
November 202522.962.414.9
December 202518.259.514.2
January 202618.557.914.4
February 202616.862.314.9
March 202615.857.016.5
April 202620.458.415.9
May 202626.559.316.2
June 202626.860.014.1
July 202625.058.714.4
August 202622.358.613.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Nuffield Health, Exeter Hospital

Independent hospital, 0.2 miles away

9 to 26weeks

Half seen within 9 weeks, 9 in 10 within 26 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 15 weeks, 9 in 10 under 47 weeks. 25 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Mount Stuart Hospital

Independent hospital, 16.8 miles away

17 to 28weeks

Half seen within 17 weeks, 9 in 10 within 28 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 45 people treated in the month.

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