ShortestWait

General surgery waiting times in Norfolk and Suffolk

East of EnglandAugust 2026 figures

Across Norfolk and Suffolk, 11,716 patients were waiting for general surgery treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 13.3 weeks, against 12.8 weeks across England.

Area median wait
13.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
40.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
61%
Ranked providers
6

Hospitals in Norfolk and Suffolk ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 St Edmunds Hospital Independent East of England 56 9.7 wks 18.6 wks 88% 0.2 weeks shorter
2 Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (N2s) Independent East of England 389 10.2 wks 30.6 wks 70% 0.5 weeks shorter
3 James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 3,316 11.4 wks 34.8 wks 68% 2.0 weeks shorter
4 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 4,410 13.8 wks 41.5 wks 61% 0.2 weeks shorter
5 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,526 14.6 wks 43.7 wks 57% 5.8 weeks shorter
6 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,010 16.5 wks 42.3 wks 53% 0.5 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

  • Norfolk and Suffolk
  • England
Norfolk and Suffolk: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16.6 weeks to 13.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.3 wks
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MonthNorfolk and SuffolkEngland
August 202613.312.8
July 202613.612.6
June 202614.213.1
May 202614.913.3
April 20261412.7
March 202614.312.1
February 202615.613.9
January 202615.814.2
December 202515.414
November 202514.613.3
October 20251513.5
September 202514.613.4
August 202514.913.4
July 202515.113.1
June 202514.713.5
May 202514.413.9
April 202513.913.5
March 202515.214.1
February 202516.014.5
January 202516.314.8
December 202416.314.7
November 202416.214.4
October 202416.414.5
September 202416.614.7

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