University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Updated February 2026
The typical wait to see a general surgeon is
3 weeks
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust in the London region. There are currently 36 people waiting to see a general surgeon, with a typical wait of about about 3 weeks. About 6 in 10 people are seen within 18 weeks. That's the NHS target. Waits at this hospital are about 16 weeks shorter than in February 2025. It's moved up 232 places in the national league for this department's; now 1 out of 269 hospitals.
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 faster than the national average.
Ranked 1st out of 269 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 1st out of 34 in London
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The current average General Surgery waiting time at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is about 3 weeks.
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