Trauma & Orthopaedics Waiting Times Across the NHS

The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list in England has 829,572 patients currently waiting for treatment, with a typical wait of around 13 weeks across 307 hospitals. In practice, Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting times range from about 3 weeks at the fastest hospital to 41 weeks at the slowest. From GP referral to first Trauma & Orthopaedics appointment, most patients (92%) are seen within about 35 weeks; the NHS constitutional target is 18 weeks. 18,942 patients have been on the Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list for more than a year. Waits for Trauma & Orthopaedics haven't really changed since June 2025.

12-month change

Then vs now nationally

Jun 25→Jun 26
Typical wait
12.5weeks
No change
How long most people wait
Seen in 18 weeks
7in 10
â–¼ -0.9 pts
NHS aims to see everyone this fast
People waiting
830k
â–¼ -19k
On the waiting list right now
Waiting over a year
19k
â–¼ -6.6k
Been on the list for 12+ months
307
Hospitals you could choose from
13 weeks
How long most people wait
7 in 10
Seen within 18 weeks
19k
Have waited over a year

Common reasons for referral

Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Shoulder surgery
Carpal tunnel release
Arthroscopy (keyhole joint surgery)
Fracture treatment
ACL reconstruction
Spinal injections
Bunion surgery
Trigger finger release

National trend

Average trauma & orthopaedics wait across England, month by month.

No change

All hospitals

Hospital Region Wait Within 18 Wks 52+ Wk
Princess Margaret Hospital South East South East 3 wks
93.8%
-
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 3 wks
98.7%
-
Ridgeway Hospital South West South West 4 wks
91.3%
-
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 4 wks
99.0%
-
Epsomedical Group South East South East 4 wks
96.5%
-
First Community Health And Care Cic South East South East 4 wks
94.3%
-
Herefordshire And Worcestershire Health And Care NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 5 wks
96.8%
-
Provide Enterprises East of England East of England 5 wks
100.0%
-
Nuffield Health, Guildford Hospital South East South East 5 wks
90.4%
1
Probus Surgical Centre South West South West 5 wks
98.0%
-
Bishops Wood Hospital London London 5 wks
94.5%
-
Clementine Churchill Hospital London London 5 wks
97.5%
-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth South East South East 5 wks
96.7%
-
Nuffield Health, Leicester Hospital Midlands Midlands 6 wks
91.2%
2
Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital London London 6 wks
87.6%
2
Sloane Hospital London London 6 wks
83.3%
-
Nuffield Health, Woking Hospital South East South East 6 wks
85.1%
7
Independent Health Group South West South West 6 wks
84.8%
1
The New Foscote Hospital Ltd London London 6 wks
92.6%
-
Sirona Care & Health South West South West 7 wks
97.5%
-
Chiltern Hospital South East South East 7 wks
85.4%
-
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 7 wks
99.9%
-
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 7 wks
90.6%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green South West South West 7 wks
90.2%
1
Kims Hospital (Newnham Court) South East South East 7 wks
88.1%
-
Spire Alexandra Hospital South East South East 7 wks
88.9%
-
Lancaster Private Hospital North West North West 7 wks
88.6%
1
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 7 wks
78.9%
11
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London London 7 wks
79.5%
8
Spire Manchester Hospital North West North West 7 wks
87.3%
1
Spire Leicester Hospital Midlands Midlands 7 wks
87.3%
1
Meriden Hospital Midlands Midlands 7 wks
83.1%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth South West South West 7 wks
83.8%
8
Hendon Hospital London London 7 wks
86.4%
-
London Independent Hospital London London 7 wks
84.4%
2
Chelsfield Park Hospital London London 7 wks
80.6%
-
Runnymede Hospital South East South East 7 wks
79.6%
2
Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital London London 7 wks
81.7%
6
Spire Bushey Hospital East of England East of England 8 wks
90.6%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton South East South East 8 wks
81.4%
1
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
84.4%
-
Manchester Surgical Services Ltd North West North West 8 wks
83.3%
-
Orthopaedics & Spine Specialist Hospital Site East of England East of England 8 wks
92.0%
-
Kings Oak Hospital London London 8 wks
78.8%
-
Nuffield Health, Wolverhampton Hospital Midlands Midlands 8 wks
82.6%
-
Priory Hospital Midlands Midlands 8 wks
79.7%
-
North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
85.9%
16
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
77.7%
-
Bath Clinic South West South West 8 wks
83.5%
-
Nuffield Hospital Oxford (The Manor) South East South East 8 wks
81.1%
-
Spire Methley Park Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
83.3%
-
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 8 wks
78.1%
102
Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 8 wks
85.0%
-
Huddersfield Private Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
90.1%
1
Exeter Medical South West South West 8 wks
84.2%
1
Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) South East South East 8 wks
81.4%
-
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust London London 9 wks
75.3%
4
Beardwood Hospital North West North West 9 wks
76.7%
-
Spire Little Aston Hospital Midlands Midlands 9 wks
70.7%
13
Park Hill Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
83.0%
-
One Ashford Hospital South East South East 9 wks
81.3%
1
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 9 wks
76.5%
2
Clifton Park Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
71.4%
7
St Hugh's Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
82.8%
6
Whittington Health NHS Trust London London 9 wks
77.6%
-
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
74.3%
108
Cavell Hospital London London 9 wks
74.7%
2
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 9 wks
87.1%
2
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
76.9%
1
Woodthorpe Hospital Midlands Midlands 9 wks
77.3%
-
The Westbourne Centre Midlands Midlands 9 wks
76.2%
-
Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
79.5%
2
Spire St Anthony's Hospital London London 9 wks
82.8%
1
Woodlands Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
76.4%
3
Spire Murrayfield Hospital North West North West 9 wks
72.6%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Barlborough Midlands Midlands 9 wks
76.3%
2
Stourside Hospital Midlands Midlands 9 wks
71.7%
1
Shirley Oaks Hospital London London 9 wks
72.3%
3
Duchy Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
80.2%
-
The One Health Group Plc North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
78.0%
4
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes South West South West 9 wks
78.4%
-
Spire Cheshire Hospital North West North West 9 wks
79.4%
-
Spire Regency Hospital North West North West 9 wks
86.1%
-
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
85.3%
1
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
77.7%
3
Tetbury Hospital Trust Ltd South West South West 10 wks
92.0%
-
Spire Southampton Hospital South East South East 10 wks
71.6%
6
Lincoln Private Hospital Midlands Midlands 10 wks
68.9%
-
Benenden Hospital South East South East 10 wks
76.9%
3
Chaucer Hospital South East South East 10 wks
73.9%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford London London 10 wks
76.0%
-
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 10 wks
69.0%
122
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
70.0%
14
Nuffield Health, Hereford Hospital Midlands Midlands 10 wks
80.0%
-
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
74.9%
1
Nuffield Health, Cheltenham Hospital South West South West 10 wks
51.5%
5
Ashtead Hospital South East South East 10 wks
71.6%
6
Spire Nottingham Hospital Midlands Midlands 10 wks
72.0%
1
Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (N2s) East of England East of England 10 wks
74.2%
-
Tees Valley Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
70.8%
1
Spire Leeds Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
78.4%
-
Spire Washington Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
74.6%
48
Blackheath Hospital London London 10 wks
67.2%
10
Circle Reading Hospital South East South East 10 wks
74.5%
1
Nuffield Health, York Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
71.0%
3
Fulwood Hall Hospital North West North West 10 wks
71.7%
3
One Stop Doctors Limited East of England East of England 10 wks
76.7%
2
Nuffield Health, Tees Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
73.1%
-
Nuffield Health, Warwickshire Hospital Midlands Midlands 11 wks
75.4%
1
Practice Plus Group Hospital Birmingham Midlands Midlands 11 wks
69.6%
19
Beaumont Hospital North West North West 11 wks
65.4%
-
Thornbury Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
65.4%
1
Spire London East London London 11 wks
72.4%
14
Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital East of England East of England 11 wks
68.9%
97
North Downs Hospital South East South East 11 wks
70.2%
4
Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue) South West South West 11 wks
71.8%
2
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
68.2%
63
Spire Clare Park Hospital South East South East 11 wks
71.7%
1
The Yorkshire Clinic North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
71.6%
6
Nuffield Health, Tunbridge Wells Hospital South East South East 11 wks
83.8%
-
Buckshaw Hospital North West North West 11 wks
71.9%
-
New Hall Hospital South West South West 11 wks
71.1%
16
The Berkshire Independent Hospital South East South East 11 wks
73.4%
4
Park Hospital Midlands Midlands 11 wks
66.5%
13
Spire Harpenden Hospital East of England East of England 11 wks
81.2%
-
Spire Parkway Hospital Midlands Midlands 11 wks
68.1%
23
West Midlands Hospital Midlands Midlands 11 wks
73.1%
3
Spire Elland Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
66.4%
4
St Edmunds Hospital East of England East of England 11 wks
61.7%
-
Shelburne Hospital South East South East 11 wks
68.9%
-
Spire Dunedin Hospital South East South East 11 wks
75.4%
2
Winterbourne Hospital South West South West 11 wks
68.8%
-
Alexandra Hospital North West North West 11 wks
73.2%
-
The Cherwell Hospital South East South East 11 wks
69.5%
5
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
65.2%
333
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
68.5%
26
Nuffield Health, Chichester Hospital South East South East 11 wks
70.3%
1
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
67.2%
-
Spire Liverpool Hospital North West North West 12 wks
63.9%
10
Nuffield Health, Shrewsbury Hospital Midlands Midlands 12 wks
83.6%
-
Winfield Hospital South West South West 12 wks
71.7%
-
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
62.6%
65
Nuffield Health, Cambridge Hospital East of England East of England 12 wks
59.3%
3
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
70.5%
-
Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital East of England East of England 12 wks
71.1%
3
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
63.9%
18
Nuffield Health, Wessex Hospital South East South East 12 wks
57.8%
3
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
65.7%
158
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
65.6%
1
Nuffield Health, Brighton Hospital South East South East 12 wks
66.4%
-
Goring Hall Hospital South East South East 12 wks
62.0%
3
Oaklands Hospital North West North West 12 wks
68.9%
-
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 12 wks
68.2%
3
Nuffield Health, Bristol Hospital (Chesterfield) South West South West 12 wks
67.1%
-
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
66.3%
67
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
66.2%
7
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 12 wks
63.0%
277
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
62.9%
1
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
62.4%
264
Nuffield Health, North Staffordshire Hospital Midlands Midlands 13 wks
68.7%
4
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
67.6%
2
Mount Alvernia Hospital South East South East 13 wks
55.6%
4
North Bristol NHS Trust South West South West 13 wks
63.3%
16
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
65.3%
11
Nuffield Health, The Grosvenor Hospital, Chester North West North West 13 wks
75.5%
2
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 13 wks
64.5%
19
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London London 13 wks
63.9%
-
Spire Hull And East Riding Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
61.8%
-
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
63.2%
1
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
61.8%
2
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital North West North West 13 wks
68.0%
-
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
62.6%
-
Euxton Hall Hospital North West North West 13 wks
61.8%
7
Pinehill Hospital East of England East of England 13 wks
60.7%
35
Glendon Wood Hospital Midlands Midlands 13 wks
66.9%
-
Spire Norwich Hospital East of England East of England 13 wks
70.0%
2
Cobalt Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
60.1%
5
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London London 13 wks
62.9%
227
St Martins Hospital South West South West 14 wks
64.4%
-
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 14 wks
61.3%
90
Highfield Hospital North West North West 14 wks
63.5%
1
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
62.0%
164
Harbour Hospital South West South West 14 wks
65.4%
-
Three Shires Hospital Midlands Midlands 14 wks
60.4%
19
Duchy Hospital South West South West 14 wks
60.6%
3
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
61.2%
61
Woodland Hospital Midlands Midlands 14 wks
64.0%
2
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
60.0%
169
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet South West South West 14 wks
63.1%
15
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
61.3%
25
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
62.2%
38
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
59.9%
20
Cora Health Diagnostics (Formerly Healthshare Diagnostics) South East South East 14 wks
59.6%
5
Rowley Hall Hospital Midlands Midlands 14 wks
62.3%
1
Droitwich Spa Hospital Midlands Midlands 14 wks
59.8%
-
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
60.2%
-
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 14 wks
61.7%
21
Blakelands Hospital East of England East of England 14 wks
61.4%
5
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
60.0%
183
Nuffield Health, Plymouth Hospital South West South West 14 wks
64.0%
7
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
58.2%
533
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
60.0%
35
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital South East South East 14 wks
65.3%
7
Rivers Hospital East of England East of England 14 wks
61.6%
12
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
59.6%
41
Somerset Surgical Services HQ South West South West 14 wks
60.0%
2
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
60.7%
40
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
61.0%
16
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London London 15 wks
59.9%
48
Medway NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 15 wks
60.5%
2
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 15 wks
59.6%
33
Spire Hartswood Hospital East of England East of England 15 wks
64.8%
2
Fairfield Independent Hospital North West North West 15 wks
56.2%
26
Barts Health NHS Trust London London 15 wks
57.7%
83
East Cheshire NHS Trust North West North West 15 wks
57.6%
28
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
60.1%
248
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 15 wks
57.6%
228
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
58.1%
-
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
58.4%
52
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
58.1%
42
Beacon Park Hospital Midlands Midlands 15 wks
61.5%
-
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
58.5%
38
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
59.4%
51
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 15 wks
58.7%
25
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 15 wks
57.3%
328
Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd South East South East 15 wks
57.3%
19
Nuffield Health, Haywards Heath Hospital South East South East 15 wks
52.2%
13
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 15 wks
56.8%
301
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
56.1%
349
Oaks Hospital East of England East of England 15 wks
58.5%
-
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 16 wks
55.4%
204
Sarum Road Hospital South East South East 16 wks
56.0%
-
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
55.7%
40
Claremont Private Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 16 wks
56.8%
8
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 16 wks
55.2%
114
Spire Bristol Hospital South West South West 16 wks
55.3%
11
Spire Portsmouth Hospital South East South East 16 wks
55.4%
3
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
55.8%
28
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
55.2%
56
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 16 wks
53.8%
1,100
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 16 wks
54.5%
11
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West South West 16 wks
54.7%
205
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 16 wks
54.7%
45
The Horder Centre - St Johns Road South East South East 16 wks
55.8%
7
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 16 wks
54.8%
9
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 16 wks
53.9%
46
Spire South Bank Hospital Midlands Midlands 16 wks
54.9%
1
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 16 wks
54.0%
124
Nuffield Health, Derby Hospital Midlands Midlands 16 wks
54.8%
2
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 17 wks
53.8%
252
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 17 wks
54.6%
208
Spire Montefiore Hospital South East South East 17 wks
53.1%
8
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 17 wks
53.4%
20
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 17 wks
53.8%
63
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 17 wks
54.1%
151
Spire Wellesley Hospital East of England East of England 17 wks
55.7%
4
Hampshire Clinic South East South East 17 wks
50.4%
1
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 17 wks
52.9%
151
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 17 wks
52.7%
163
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 17 wks
52.3%
85
Nuffield Health, Brentwood Hospital East of England East of England 17 wks
52.8%
22
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 17 wks
52.0%
101
The Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 17 wks
52.1%
175
Nuffield Health, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 17 wks
52.4%
11
Boston West Hospital Midlands Midlands 17 wks
51.3%
14
Nuffield Health, Bournemouth Hospital South West South West 17 wks
52.7%
-
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 17 wks
53.3%
32
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 17 wks
51.6%
121
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 17 wks
51.8%
168
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 17 wks
51.7%
30
Springfield Hospital East of England East of England 17 wks
51.7%
32
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London London 17 wks
51.9%
10
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 17 wks
50.9%
63
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 17 wks
51.1%
88
North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 17 wks
51.1%
132
Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust South East South East 18 wks
51.2%
280
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 18 wks
50.6%
7
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London London 18 wks
50.5%
483
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 18 wks
50.2%
117
Nuffield Health, Taunton Hospital South West South West 18 wks
50.3%
1
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 18 wks
49.4%
866
Fitzwilliam Hospital East of England East of England 18 wks
49.0%
92
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West South West 19 wks
49.2%
330
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 19 wks
49.0%
861
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East South East 19 wks
48.7%
150
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 19 wks
48.8%
551
One Hatfield Hospital East of England East of England 19 wks
48.3%
19
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England East of England 19 wks
48.1%
183
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 19 wks
48.3%
-
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East South East 19 wks
48.9%
86
Standard Health Ltd London London 19 wks
48.4%
-
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 19 wks
46.4%
235
Spire Thames Valley Hospital South East South East 20 wks
47.1%
5
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 20 wks
47.5%
373
Mount Stuart Hospital South West South West 20 wks
47.2%
37
Nuffield Health, Exeter Hospital South West South West 20 wks
44.9%
12
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 20 wks
45.5%
243
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham South East South East 21 wks
42.0%
2
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 21 wks
42.5%
200
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 22 wks
42.0%
334
Renacres Hospital North West North West 22 wks
40.5%
100
The Hamptons Hospital Ltd East of England East of England 22 wks
40.0%
8
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 23 wks
40.3%
832
Saxon Clinic East of England East of England 23 wks
36.2%
11
Manor Hospital East of England East of England 24 wks
35.7%
10
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 29 wks
30.9%
2,522
Modality Llp Midlands Midlands 41 wks
0.0%
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Patient experiences

Stories from people who've been through this department. (1 review)

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Clive F
Jul 2026
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Actually broken hip both my wife and have mobility issues,

First made at A&E 23/05/26' second 11/06/26.. both my wife and had mobility issues, (W) both heart failure, respiratory and muscular dystrophy. (Me) renal, TRANSPLANT 34 yrs, many other bone, in middle skin cancer treatment and radiology. Can't attend due the need to stand during treatment. Can't travel in a car too painful to sit, need to be laid down. I
Still waiting, Still in megga pain we have had no help or assistance offered.

Referred 2026-05-23 Waited ~8 weeks

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list?

The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list in England has about 829,572 patients currently waiting for treatment. The typical wait is around 13 weeks (3 months), based on data from 307 hospitals. Waiting times vary significantly between hospitals, so it's worth comparing your options before accepting a referral.

How long will I wait to see an orthopaedic consultant on the NHS?

The headline NHS waiting time is the wait from your GP's referral to your first outpatient appointment, which is the first time you actually see an orthopaedic consultant. Nationally this currently averages about 13 weeks. In our data it ranges from as short as 3 weeks at the fastest hospital to 41 weeks at the slowest, so where you are referred matters. Any tests, procedures or treatment that follow that first appointment may have their own waits on top.

What percentage of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 67% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients are currently seen within the 18-week target. The NHS constitutional standard is 92%.

Can I choose which hospital I'm referred to?

Yes. Under the NHS Constitution, patients in England have the right to choose which hospital they are referred to for a first outpatient appointment. You can use WaitRadar to compare waiting times and discuss your options with your GP.

Source: NHS England RTT statistics. about our methodology

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