General surgery at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre and Midland Metropolitan general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 7 to 40 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 34 weeks. 64% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 40 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 34 weeks. 1,075 people treated in the month.

How the wait has changed

General surgery at Sandwell and West Birmingham 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 20245.561.918.7
October 20246.457.618.0
November 20246.355.517.3
December 20247.253.317.2
January 202510.255.916.6
February 20258.451.116.3
March 20255.949.114.8
April 20255.945.414.3
May 20257.345.713.7
June 20255.042.113.3
July 20255.941.912.9
August 20254.142.813.4
September 20256.343.613.4
October 20257.041.813.8
November 20256.343.213.8
December 20254.340.814.7
January 20267.043.614.4
February 20267.242.113.9
March 20268.743.412.6
April 20268.242.812.5
May 20265.841.013.5
June 20267.041.013.7
July 20266.438.813.3
August 20266.839.712.4

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

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