General surgery at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Leicester Royal Infirmary general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 19 to 54 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 67% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 19 weeks, 9 in 10 within 54 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 731 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 University Hospitals of Leicester 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 202410.753.720.6
October 202411.754.920.5
November 202412.952.819.4
December 20249.252.719.9
January 202516.052.519.5
February 202513.856.018.8
March 202511.955.718.4
April 20259.456.217.4
May 20258.955.417.9
June 202510.154.616.1
July 202514.256.920.9
August 202520.160.422.7
September 202519.560.524.2
October 202524.961.222.6
November 202532.160.721.2
December 202531.560.220.8
January 202624.160.918.0
February 202633.458.014.0
March 202625.157.013.0
April 202629.456.613.4
May 202627.455.613.3
June 202623.254.312.8
July 202617.953.212.3
August 202618.654.512.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Free on the NHS

Meriden Hospital

Independent hospital, 18.9 miles away

8 to 32weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 32 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 106 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Spire Nottingham Hospital

Independent hospital, 19.8 miles away

12 to 30weeks

Half seen within 12 weeks, 9 in 10 within 30 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 45 people treated in the month.

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