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General Surgery Service
At NORTH DOWNS HOSPITAL, the median general surgery service wait is 9 weeks, compared to 10 weeks nationally. Doctor Data Wait Score: 6/10. Below are your realistic options ranked by sensibility — Right to Choose first (free, easy), then private if your wait is hurting your life.
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Median wait: 9wOn the list: 159Within 18 weeks: 75%
This trust (solid) vs national average (dashed). Data through March 2026.
12-month range: 9-19 weeks (spread 10 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.
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.
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