General surgery (hernias, gallstones) waiting times at St Thomas' Hospital (August 2026 NHS data)
The typical NHS wait for General surgery (hernias, gallstones) at St Thomas' Hospital, run by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, is 13 weeks (median, August 2026).
NHS RTT data · August 2026
Half of the people treated waited less than this, half waited longer, measured from referral to treatment. This is the wait for patients admitted for treatment (admitted). Urgent cases are treated sooner.
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The national median for General surgery (hernias, gallstones) is 17 weeks, so St Thomas' Hospital is about 4 weeks shorter than the national wait. Among the 105 hospitals reporting General surgery (hernias, gallstones), it has the 30th shortest wait.
Nearer hospitals with a shorter wait
For General surgery (hernias, gallstones), these hospitals within reach report a shorter typical wait. Under the NHS right to choose, you can ask to be treated at any of them, for free.
- East Surrey HospitalReigate and Banstead11 weeks · 19 mi
- Princess Alexandra HospitalHarlow4 weeks · 21 mi
- Southend HospitalSouthend-on-Sea8 weeks · 35 mi
- Royal Berkshire HospitalReading5 weeks · 36 mi
- Milton Keynes HospitalMilton Keynes6 weeks · 45 mi
Conditions we cover in General surgery (hernias, gallstones)
These sit within the general surgery waiting list at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, so each shares its 13-week wait here. Open one for the NHS-vs-private picture for that condition.
Your four routes from here
- Stay on the NHS here at St Thomas' Hospital, free, about 13 weeks.
- Switch NHS hospital to a nearer one with a shorter wait, still free.
- NHS-private mix: pay for one step, such as a scan or first appointment, then continue on the NHS.
- Go fully private to skip the wait, at a cost you control.
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NHS RTT (referral to treatment) data, August 2026, for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The figure is the admitted median for general surgery as a whole, not any single condition. The NHS publishes one wait per trust, not per hospital site, so this is the wait for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.Wait or Pay is independent and is not the NHS. Nothing here is medical advice.