General Surgery Service

General Surgery Service at NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

What this means for you

Your wait is shorter than average for this specialty.

6/10Doctor Data Wait Score™ · Averagevs nat. median 10w

At NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, the median general surgery service wait is 8 weeks, compared to 10 weeks nationally. Doctor Data Wait Score: 6/10. The system is performing for you here. The lever below is mostly insurance information, in case you need to switch later.

How NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST compares

Rank: #13 of 117 — 104 trusts faster, among the fastest 25% of trusts treating General Surgery Service in England.
12-month trend: rising — 1 week longer than a year ago.
Fastest nationally: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST — 2-week wait. Switch saves 6 weeks.

This is the typical wait for General Surgery Service as a whole at NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. Your specific procedure could be faster or slower — ask your GP for an estimate that's specific to you.

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The data behind it

Median wait: 8wOn the list: 6,366Within 18 weeks: 92%

General Surgery Service — 12-month median wait

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

12-month range: 7-9 weeks (spread 2 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.

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