Bmi - Bishops Wood
Updated August 2026
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
6 weeks
That's 1½ months
The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list at Bmi - Bishops Wood currently has 339 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 6 weeks from GP referral. About 10 in 10 Trauma & Orthopaedics patients here are seen within 18 weeks (the NHS constitutional target is 9 in 10). Bmi - Bishops Wood is an Independent Sector provider in the London region. Waits at this hospital are about 1.3 week shorter than in August 2025. It's moved up 11 places in the national league for this department's; now 12 out of 303 hospitals.
Median wait 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 an orthopaedic consultant is about 13 weeks. This hospital is faster than the national average.
Ranked 12th out of 303 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 2nd out of 35 in London
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Bmi - Bishops Wood currently has about 339 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 6 weeks.
About 98% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at Bmi - Bishops Wood are currently seen within 18 weeks of GP referral. The NHS constitutional target is 92%.
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