ShortestWait

General surgery waiting times in Lancashire and South Cumbria

North WestAugust 2026 figures

Across Lancashire and South Cumbria, 10,457 patients were waiting for general surgery treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 12.9 weeks, against 12.8 weeks across England.

Area median wait
12.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
40.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
62%
Ranked providers
10

Hospitals in Lancashire and South Cumbria ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Fulwood Hall Hospital Independent North West 530 7.3 wks 23.9 wks 82% 0.9 weeks shorter
2 Buckshaw Hospital Independent North West 1,010 8.3 wks 28.2 wks 79% no change
3 Beardwood Hospital Independent North West 182 8.7 wks 22.5 wks 86% 3.9 weeks shorter
4 Spire Fylde Coast Hospital Independent North West 471 8.9 wks 26.2 wks 72% 0.2 weeks longer
5 Euxton Hall Hospital Independent North West 814 10.6 wks 31.7 wks 70% 1.7 weeks longer
6 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 3,145 12.3 wks 39.6 wks 64% 1.2 weeks shorter
7 Renacres Hospital Independent North West 388 13.5 wks 48.0 wks 57% 4.6 weeks shorter
8 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,288 18.1 wks 42.1 wks 50% 2.7 weeks longer
9 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 2,372 18.9 wks 46.9 wks 48% 0.4 weeks longer
10 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 214 20.0 wks 45.6 wks 46% 2.4 weeks longer

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

Area median wait over two years

  • Lancashire and South Cumbria
  • England
Lancashire and South Cumbria: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 13.6 weeks to 12.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.9 wks
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MonthLancashire and South CumbriaEngland
August 202612.912.8
July 20261312.6
June 202613.813.1
May 202613.313.3
April 202612.512.7
March 202611.612.1
February 202614.513.9
January 202613.514.2
December 202512.614
November 202511.713.3
October 202512.713.5
September 202513.313.4
August 202513.413.4
July 202513.113.1
June 202513.313.5
May 202513.413.9
April 20251313.5
March 202512.714.1
February 202513.914.5
January 202514.414.8
December 202413.614.7
November 202413.014.4
October 202412.914.5
September 202413.614.7

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