General surgery at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

West Suffolk general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 33 to 56 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 16 weeks and 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 53% are within 18 weeks.

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33 to 56weeks

Half seen within 33 weeks, 9 in 10 within 56 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 16 weeks, 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 249 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 West Suffolk 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 202431.069.614.5
October 202422.063.814.8
November 202420.563.815.5
December 202415.160.917.1
January 202523.062.617.1
February 202521.563.118.3
March 202530.359.718.5
April 202520.558.919.1
May 202525.758.818.2
June 202526.856.518.1
July 202520.556.418.7
August 202526.559.416.9
September 202530.058.915.6
October 202524.059.315.9
November 202516.657.416.8
December 202519.057.517.5
January 202616.758.917.6
February 202617.056.616.8
March 202625.257.214.9
April 202612.654.015.4
May 202622.356.117.0
June 202623.055.815.9
July 202629.057.615.8
August 202632.855.716.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Oaks Hospital

Independent hospital, 23.8 miles away

29 to 41weeks

Half seen within 29 weeks, 9 in 10 within 41 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 19 weeks, 9 in 10 under 39 weeks. 30 people treated in the month.

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31 to 56weeks

Half seen within 31 weeks, 9 in 10 within 56 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 16 weeks, 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 789 people treated in the month.

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

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