General Surgery Service

General Surgery Service at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Cheltenham, GL53 7AN

CQC: Good

CQC rating

Rated under CQC's single assessment framework: the trust-level rating comes from its well-led assessment, published 1 September 2026. Source: CQC provider page.

The data behind it

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Median wait

On the list

50%

Within 18 weeks

The median shows how long patients currently on this list have waited so far — a new routine referral will often wait longer (9 in 10 current patients are within 38 weeks). Why these differ →

General Surgery Service — 12-month median wait

This trust (solid) vs national average (dashed). Data through August 2026.

12-month range: 1-21 weeks (spread 20 weeks). Trust waits are sensitive to consultant joins/leaves, list-management policy, and coding changes — the headline median above is one point in this range, not a fixed value.

▸ Why median wait can vary (pooled lists, coding, consultant mix)

Wait times are pooled across all consultants in this specialty at this trust. Your individual wait depends on which consultant you're allocated. Why this matters →

Source: NHS England RTT. Median wait calculated from the published weekly band distribution for incomplete pathways. Source: NHS England RTT · Analysis: Doctor Data Ltd.

Download this series (CSV) — every month we hold for General Surgery Service at this trust: list size, % within 18 weeks, median and 90th-percentile wait.

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Common questions

What is the longest people wait for general surgery at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust?: Nine in ten people currently waiting have been on the list 38 weeks or less (August 2026 data). The remaining one in ten have waited longer than that.
Can I choose a different hospital for general surgery?: Usually, at the point of referral. In England you have a legal right to choose which provider your GP refers you to for a first outpatient appointment with a consultant-led service, including providers outside your local area, with some exceptions. If you are already waiting and have waited, or will wait, more than 18 weeks, you can ask the hospital or your integrated care board for a different provider, though it is not always possible. Whether a move is worth it depends on travel, the treatment you need and your own circumstances — this site shows the published waits so you and your GP can weigh it up.
How up to date are these general surgery waiting times?: These figures cover August 2026. NHS England publishes Referral-to-Treatment data monthly, roughly six weeks after the month it describes, and this page updates within days of each release. Waiting times are not live queue positions: they describe how long people on the list have already been waiting.

Common questions

What is the longest people wait for general surgery at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust?

Nine in ten people currently waiting have been on the list 38 weeks or less (August 2026 data). The remaining one in ten have waited longer than that.

Can I choose a different hospital for general surgery?

Usually, at the point of referral. In England you have a legal right to choose which provider your GP refers you to for a first outpatient appointment with a consultant-led service, including providers outside your local area, with some exceptions. If you are already waiting and have waited, or will wait, more than 18 weeks, you can ask the hospital or your integrated care board for a different provider, though it is not always possible. Whether a move is worth it depends on travel, the treatment you need and your own circumstances — this site shows the published waits so you and your GP can weigh it up.

How up to date are these general surgery waiting times?

These figures cover August 2026. NHS England publishes Referral-to-Treatment data monthly, roughly six weeks after the month it describes, and this page updates within days of each release. Waiting times are not live queue positions: they describe how long people on the list have already been waiting.