General surgery at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Sunderland Eye Infirmary and South Tyneside District general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 7 to 28 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 7 weeks and 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 84% 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 South Tyneside and Sunderland 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 20247.533.28.3
October 20247.333.48.4
November 20247.735.18.6
December 20247.731.98.7
January 20258.734.98.6
February 20258.834.57.8
March 20258.833.57.7
April 20257.331.98.5
May 20258.830.29.3
June 20259.732.28.8
July 20258.632.38.5
August 20259.333.49.3
September 202510.132.69.3
October 20259.932.68.7
November 20259.132.79.0
December 20259.030.99.1
January 20269.032.18.7
February 20268.631.87.3
March 20267.332.46.9
April 20267.029.67.4
May 20267.630.97.4
June 20267.229.86.8
July 20267.526.86.5
August 20267.327.97.2

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
4 to 27weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 27 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 1,106 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 7.2 miles away

7 to 17weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 918 people treated in the month.

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

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