General surgery at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

New Cross general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 15 to 50 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 9 weeks and 9 in 10 under 39 weeks. 67% are within 18 weeks.

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15 to 50weeks

Half seen within 15 weeks, 9 in 10 within 50 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 39 weeks. 259 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 Royal Wolverhampton 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 20249.257.118.3
October 202411.854.418.0
November 202410.654.118.2
December 20247.052.718.6
January 20257.553.819.0
February 20258.752.219.3
March 20258.549.918.4
April 20257.349.917.3
May 20256.749.216.9
June 20256.147.915.9
July 20256.450.916.3
August 20256.049.115.8
September 20254.149.714.9
October 202524.154.520.9
November 202530.360.022.4
December 202530.959.325.4
January 202641.464.526.6
February 202638.164.228.2
March 202639.461.929.8
April 202623.856.113.5
May 202628.658.320.5
June 202634.057.616.6
July 202625.153.110.4
August 202614.950.48.7

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
7 to 40weeks

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.

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Stourside Hospital

Independent hospital, 10 miles away

14 to 24weeks

Half seen within 14 weeks, 9 in 10 within 24 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 33 weeks. 75 people treated in the month.

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

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