General surgery at The Berkshire Independent Hospital

The Berkshire Independent Hospital general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 8 to 23 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 7 weeks and 9 in 10 under 21 weeks. 87% are within 18 weeks.

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8 to 23weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 21 weeks. 31 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 The Berkshire Independent Hospital, 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 20249.023.212.1
October 202412.029.69.4
November 202413.531.98.6
December 20248.3
January 202512.321.58.1
February 202510.315.06.5
March 20257.718.46.6
April 20257.318.47.5
May 20256.017.67.5
June 20256.325.89.3
July 20259.7
August 202511.5
September 20258.7
October 20258.019.212.7
November 202512.3
December 20258.5
January 20267.4
February 20265.2
March 20267.929.96.5
April 20268.825.86.8
May 20269.519.27.0
June 20269.927.65.1
July 202610.324.07.2
August 20268.222.56.6

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
3 to 59weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 59 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 22 weeks, 9 in 10 under 51 weeks. 601 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 1.3 miles away

4 to 16weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 16 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 194 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Circle Reading Hospital

Independent hospital, 1.2 miles away

6 to 33weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 33 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 26 people treated in the month.

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

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