Nuffield Health, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital
Updated February 2026
The typical wait to see a general surgeon is
16 weeks
That's nearly 4 months
Nuffield Health, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital is an Independent Sector provider in the North East and Yorkshire region. There are currently 24 people waiting to see a general surgeon, with a typical wait of about nearly 4 months. About 5 in 10 people are seen within 18 weeks. That's the NHS target.
Median wait and % seen within 18 weeks for this department, with the national average as a dashed line.
Distribution of patients by how many weeks they've been on the waiting list.
The national average wait to see a general surgeon is about 13 weeks. This hospital is slower than the national average.
Ranked 212th out of 269 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 36th out of 39 in North East and Yorkshire
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The current average General Surgery waiting time at Nuffield Health, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital is about 16 weeks.
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