General surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Princess Royal and Worthing general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 46 to 64 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 25 weeks and 9 in 10 under 56 weeks. 37% 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 University Hospitals Sussex 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 202448.877.824.8
October 202441.073.423.9
November 202438.570.724.7
December 202438.568.725.6
January 202537.069.424.9
February 202536.069.325.0
March 202537.563.326.4
April 202538.465.123.8
May 202540.963.824.2
June 202541.662.522.8
July 202538.758.522.8
August 202546.162.523.5
September 202542.160.822.5
October 202536.756.518.2
November 202538.458.020.2
December 202540.761.922.2
January 202640.561.624.9
February 202636.159.824.3
March 202635.659.524.2
April 202636.462.425.5
May 202637.864.427.1
June 202639.864.127.4
July 202640.564.726.6
August 202646.263.625.4

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Spire Montefiore Hospital

Independent hospital, 9.2 miles away

23 to 41weeks

Half seen within 23 weeks, 9 in 10 within 41 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 40 weeks. 38 people treated in the month.

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

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