ShortestWait

General surgery waiting times at Nuffield Health, Haywards Heath Hospital

Independent provider South East August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 108 patients waiting for general surgery treatment at Nuffield Health, Haywards Heath Hospital had waited less than 14.7 weeks, and 92% less than 49.7 weeks. That is 1.9 weeks longer than the England median of 12.8 weeks.

Median wait
14.7 weeks
92% waiting less than
49.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
57%
Patients waiting
108

193rd shortest of 238 providers in England, and 35th of 40 in South East, ranked by median wait. See the full general surgery ranking.

Shorter waits within 30 miles

Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of Nuffield Health, Haywards Heath Hospital and a shorter median wait for general surgery. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.

Median wait over two years

  • Nuffield Health, Haywards Heath Hospital
  • England
Nuffield Health, Haywards Heath Hospital: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 33.3 weeks to 14.7 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.020406080Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202614.7 wks
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MonthNuffield Health, Haywards Heath HospitalEngland
August 202614.712.8
July 202613.512.6
June 202617.513.1
May 202613.413.3
April 202611.512.7
March 20269.712.1
February 202610.313.9
January 20261414.2
December 202517.214
November 202510.513.3
October 20259.513.5
September 202510.913.4
August 202512.413.4
July 20258.713.1
June 20256.513.5
May 20255.613.9
April 20252.613.5
March 20254.514.1
February 202548.514.5
January 20254514.8
December 202459.514.7
November 202453.514.4
October 202449.814.5
September 202433.314.7

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 108 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 57% had waited under 18 weeks; 8 had waited over a year.

How long general surgery patients waiting at Nuffield Health, Haywards Heath Hospital at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks23%6 to 12 weeks20%12 to 18 weeks14%18 to 26 weeks11%26 to 39 weeks19%39 to 52 weeks6%52 to 65 weeks6%65 to 78 weeks2%78 to 104 weeks0%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks2523%
6 to 12 weeks2220%
12 to 18 weeks1514%
18 to 26 weeks1211%
26 to 39 weeks2019%
39 to 52 weeks66%
52 to 65 weeks66%
65 to 78 weeks22%
78 to 104 weeks00%
Over 104 weeks00%

Patients treated in August 2026

These completed waits show how long people who were actually treated had waited, which is often a better guide to an operation than the waiting list as a whole.

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