Check scope, payer, statistic, population and period. Figures may cover different services; they are not a clinical ranking.
Official public tariff
£2,785 (England, 2026/27): official NHS hospital tariff, not a self-pay patient price.
Source: NHS England · Source period: 2026/27 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (England). Payer context: Public tariff. Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor. Source code: GA10K.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
NHS administrative baseline; local MFF, excess bed days and applicable adjustments excluded. HRG case mix and episode inclusions require review.
Methodology and exclusions
Official wait
England: General Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 12.78 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list
Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
England: General Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 41.19 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less
Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p92. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
Scotland: General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 56 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
Scotland: General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 304.8 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
Scotland: General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 110 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions
Scotland: General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 310 days — 90% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.
Methodology and exclusions