ShortestWait

General surgery waiting times in Central East

East of EnglandAugust 2026 figures

Across Central East, 22,464 patients were waiting for general surgery treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 14.4 weeks, against 12.8 weeks across England.

Area median wait
14.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.3 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
59%
Ranked providers
17

Hospitals in Central East ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Spire Harpenden Hospital Independent East of England 174 7.8 wks 19.1 wks 90% 1.0 weeks shorter
2 Spire Bushey Hospital Independent East of England 181 7.9 wks 16.5 wks 97% 1.3 weeks shorter
3 Blakelands Hospital Independent East of England 283 8.3 wks 31.7 wks 80% 1.1 weeks shorter
4 Rivers Hospital Independent East of England 623 11.5 wks 32.8 wks 68% 2.1 weeks shorter
5 One Stop Doctors Limited Independent East of England 102 11.7 wks 44.0 wks 72% 2.5 weeks longer
6 Pinehill Hospital Independent East of England 421 11.9 wks 44.3 wks 69% 0.3 weeks longer
7 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS East of England 2,228 12.0 wks 35.0 wks 66% no change
8 Saxon Clinic Independent East of England 226 12.7 wks 40.0 wks 60% 1.6 weeks shorter
9 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 6,130 13.1 wks 38.9 wks 63% 0.4 weeks shorter
10 Manor Hospital Independent East of England 123 13.1 wks 45.2 wks 60% 1.1 weeks shorter
11 One Hatfield Hospital Independent East of England 53 13.5 wks 29.9 wks 60% 1.1 weeks longer
12 Fitzwilliam Hospital Independent East of England 484 15.6 wks 47.8 wks 56% 0.3 weeks longer
13 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 4,069 16.3 wks 41.2 wks 55% 1.2 weeks longer
14 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS East of England 3,380 16.4 wks 44.4 wks 54% 0.7 weeks longer
15 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,616 16.9 wks 41.5 wks 53% 0.2 weeks shorter
16 Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Independent East of England 67 17.5 wks 31.6 wks 52% 3.4 weeks longer
17 Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,262 18.8 wks 45.8 wks 48% 1.2 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every general surgery provider in England, or search by postcode below.

Area median wait over two years

  • Central East
  • England
Central East: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.7 weeks to 14.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202614.4 wks12.8 wks
Show the figures
MonthCentral EastEngland
August 202614.412.8
July 202614.212.6
June 202614.713.1
May 202614.513.3
April 202613.612.7
March 202613.212.1
February 202614.213.9
January 202614.114.2
December 202513.814
November 202513.713.3
October 202514.113.5
September 202513.813.4
August 20251413.4
July 202513.613.1
June 202514.413.5
May 202514.913.9
April 202514.713.5
March 202515.414.1
February 202515.714.5
January 202516.214.8
December 202416.114.7
November 202416.214.4
October 202415.814.5
September 202415.714.7

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