Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Cheltenham GL53 7AN
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 1 week
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General surgeons in South West
abdominal and general operations
Hospitals and NHS clinics providing general surgery in South West.
The shortest wait for general surgery in South West is 1 week at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The longest is 24 weeks at Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital. The England median is 11 weeks.
27 providers · 24 NHS, 3 independent
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NHS providers
ranked by median waiting timeUniversity Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Poole BH15 2JB
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 3 weeks
Bath ClinicIndependent
Bath BA2 7BR
No recommendation data
Typical wait 6 weeks
The Ridgeway HospitalIndependent
Swindon SN4 9DD
No recommendation data
Typical wait 6 weeks
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustNHS
Plymouth PL6 8DH
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 7 weeks
Deaths after care more than expected, the NHS is looking into why
The Winterbourne HospitalIndependent
Dorchester DT1 2DR
No recommendation data
Typical wait 7 weeks
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons GreenIndependent
Bristol BS16 7FH
No recommendation data
Typical wait 7 weeks
New Hall HospitalIndependent
Salisbury SP5 4EW
No recommendation data
Typical wait 8 weeks
Bristol NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Bristol BS1 3NU
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 8 weeks
Duchy HospitalIndependent
Truro TR1 3UP
No recommendation data
Typical wait 9 weeks
Nuffield Health Plymouth HospitalIndependent
Plymouth PL6 8BG
No recommendation data
Typical wait 10 weeks
Mount Stuart HospitalIndependent
Torquay TQ1 4UP
No recommendation data
Typical wait 10 weeks
Nuffield Health Bournemouth HospitalIndependent
Bournemouth BH1 1RW
No recommendation data
Typical wait 10 weeks
Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Salisbury SP2 8BJ
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 10 weeks
Winfield HospitalIndependent
Gloucester GL2 9WH
No recommendation data
Typical wait 12 weeks
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustNHS
Truro TR1 3LJ
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 13 weeks
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Swindon SN3 6BB
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 13 weeks
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Exeter EX2 5DW
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 14 weeks
Somerset NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Yeovil BA21 4AT
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 14 weeks
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Bath BA1 3NG
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 15 weeks
Spire Bristol HospitalIndependent
Bristol BS6 6UT
No recommendation data
Typical wait 15 weeks
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Dorchester DT1 2JY
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Typical wait 17 weeks
Nuffield Health Exeter HospitalIndependent
Exeter EX2 4UG
No recommendation data
Typical wait 18 weeks
Nuffield Health Cheltenham HospitalIndependent
Cheltenham GL51 6SY
No recommendation data
Typical wait 24 weeks
Independent providers
appointment times are set by the provider and are not published hereThe Harbour HospitalIndependent
Poole BH15 2BH
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Nuffield Health Taunton HospitalIndependent
Taunton TA2 6AN
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Sulis Bath Hospital LimitedIndependent
Bath BA2 8SQ
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Waiting times: NHS England Referral to Treatment. Ratings: Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. Data retrieved 2026-08-30.