Gallbladder removal · County Durham · General surgery

Gallbladder removal waiting time at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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weeks

Actual referral-to-treatment wait in July 2026.

NHS RTT data, July 2026

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About gallstones

Gallstones are small stones that form in the gallbladder, a small organ under the liver. Many people have them without symptoms.

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More about County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

How long people have been waiting

3,961

2,525

0 to 18 wks

Over 18 wks

People on the general surgery waiting list now, split by whether they have passed the 18-week target, July 2026. Whole specialty.

Before treatment: the ultrasound queue

An ultrasound scan is one of the scans often used before treatment, and it is a separate NHS queue. At County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust the typical ultrasound wait is 4 wks, with 25% waiting over six weeks (July 2026).

See the full ultrasound queue at University Hospital of North Durham and faster scan alternatives

NHS hospitals near County Durham

University Hospital of North Durham (current)

0 mi

7 wks

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Kirklees

79 mi

5 wks

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside

92 mi

3 wks

Weeks waited by patients treated in July 2026, whole specialty, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.

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How we know this

NHS RTT data, July 2026.

General surgery as a whole, not gallbladder removal alone.

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