Healthshare Diagnostics
Updated February 2026
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
14 weeks
That's just over 3 months
The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list at Healthshare Diagnostics currently has 350 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 14 weeks from GP referral. About 7 in 10 Trauma & Orthopaedics patients here are seen within 18 weeks (the NHS constitutional target is 9 in 10). 4 have been waiting over a year. Healthshare Diagnostics is an Independent Sector provider in the South East region. Waits at this hospital are about 4.7 weeks shorter than in February 2025. It's moved up 92 places in the national league for this department's; now 165 out of 306 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 14 weeks. This hospital is about the same as the national average.
Ranked 166th out of 306 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 32nd out of 61 in South East
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Healthshare Diagnostics currently has about 350 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 14 weeks.
About 66% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at Healthshare Diagnostics are currently seen within 18 weeks of GP referral. The NHS constitutional target is 92%.
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This is informational data, not medical advice. Always discuss referral options with your GP. Full disclaimer.