General surgery at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 24 to 66 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 20 weeks and 9 in 10 under 50 weeks. 45% 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 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals 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 202416.864.521.4
October 202420.264.122.0
November 202421.562.123.1
December 202420.362.423.5
January 202519.369.922.4
February 202519.166.321.2
March 202517.564.420.9
April 202512.863.820.5
May 202514.863.920.4
June 202514.566.220.1
July 202523.164.520.1
August 202522.064.620.1
September 202530.562.918.7
October 202519.263.018.4
November 202513.659.319.0
December 202517.655.117.9
January 202623.063.718.1
February 202620.962.318.8
March 202624.463.218.9
April 202621.058.718.9
May 202617.961.119.2
June 202617.563.520.1
July 202620.562.120.9
August 202624.165.820.4

Faster options within 25 miles

Has A&E

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 8.2 miles away

7 to 45weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 45 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 931 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 23.7 miles away

8 to 42weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 42 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 647 people treated in the month.

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