General surgery waiting times at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
At the end of August 2026, half of the 6,593 patients waiting for general surgery treatment at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust had waited less than 13.5 weeks, and 92% less than 46.7 weeks. That is 0.7 weeks longer than the England median of 12.8 weeks.
- Median wait
- 13.5 weeks
- 92% waiting less than
- 46.7 weeks
- Waiting under 18 weeks
- 60%
- Patients waiting
- 6,593
167th shortest of 238 providers in England, and 27th of 36 in North East and Yorkshire, ranked by median wait. See the full general surgery ranking.
Shorter waits within 30 miles
Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and a shorter median wait for general surgery. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust median 5.6 weeks · 28 miles away (Monkwearmouth Hospital) · NHS · compare
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust median 7.2 weeks · 18 miles away (Durham Diagnostic & Treatment Centre) · NHS · compare
- The One Health Group Plc median 7.6 weeks · 30 miles away (One Health Group - Gateshead - Gateshead Health Centre) · Independent · compare
- Tees Valley Hospital median 8.5 weeks · 13 miles away (Tees Valley Hospital) · Independent · compare
- Woodlands Hospital median 9.0 weeks · 3 miles away (Woodlands Hospital) · Independent · compare
Median wait over two years
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
- England
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| Month | County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | England |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 13.5 | 12.8 |
| July 2026 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
| June 2026 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| May 2026 | 13.9 | 13.3 |
| April 2026 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| March 2026 | 12.9 | 12.1 |
| February 2026 | 14.3 | 13.9 |
| January 2026 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
| December 2025 | 14 | 14 |
| November 2025 | 14 | 13.3 |
| October 2025 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| September 2025 | 12.6 | 13.4 |
| August 2025 | 13.8 | 13.4 |
| July 2025 | 12.3 | 13.1 |
| June 2025 | 11.8 | 13.5 |
| May 2025 | 11.7 | 13.9 |
| April 2025 | 11.4 | 13.5 |
| March 2025 | 10.8 | 14.1 |
| February 2025 | 11.8 | 14.5 |
| January 2025 | 11.9 | 14.8 |
| December 2024 | 11.9 | 14.7 |
| November 2024 | 11 | 14.4 |
| October 2024 | 11.6 | 14.5 |
| September 2024 | 11.7 | 14.7 |
How long patients have been waiting
Share of the 6,593 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 60% had waited under 18 weeks; 292 had waited over a year.
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| Waited | Patients | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 weeks | 1,680 | 25% |
| 6 to 12 weeks | 1,342 | 20% |
| 12 to 18 weeks | 920 | 14% |
| 18 to 26 weeks | 792 | 12% |
| 26 to 39 weeks | 933 | 14% |
| 39 to 52 weeks | 634 | 10% |
| 52 to 65 weeks | 288 | 4% |
| 65 to 78 weeks | 4 | <1% |
| 78 to 104 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| Over 104 weeks | 0 | 0% |
Patients treated in August 2026
- 347 patients started treatment as an inpatient or day case. Their median wait was 5.9 weeks.
- 701 patients started treatment without being admitted, or were discharged from the waiting list. Their median wait was 7.3 weeks.
- 1,270 new patients joined the waiting list.
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.
About these figures
- These are waits for general surgery as a whole, not for one particular operation. Within a specialty some treatments are quicker than others.
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust reports one figure for all its hospitals.
- Waits run from referral to the start of consultant-led treatment, for routine care. Urgent and suspected cancer referrals are seen sooner.
- Source: NHS England referral to treatment statistics for August 2026.
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