General surgery at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St George's Hospital (Tooting) general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 25 to 57 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 20 weeks and 9 in 10 under 49 weeks. 47% 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 St George's University Hospitals 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 202421.261.420.0
October 202418.561.219.5
November 202420.962.420.7
December 202421.861.820.2
January 202516.362.222.2
February 202521.365.420.6
March 202520.065.120.4
April 202520.563.421.5
May 202527.869.121.1
June 202526.866.020.3
July 202522.064.120.7
August 202518.566.020.8
September 202528.370.021.8
October 202524.469.521.6
November 202526.967.320.7
December 202538.763.920.7
January 202631.763.019.8
February 202631.559.219.4
March 202629.060.419.2
April 202631.062.219.2
May 202630.360.219.6
June 202623.355.520.3
July 202625.056.819.5
August 202625.257.019.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital

Independent hospital, 10.4 miles away

3 to 13weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 13 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 42 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc)

Independent provider, 12.1 miles away

3 to 17weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 13 weeks. 33 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
3 to 49weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 49 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 16 weeks, 9 in 10 under 44 weeks. 857 people treated in the month.

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