First Community Health And Care Cic
Updated April 2026
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
5 weeks
That's 1 month
The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list at First Community Health And Care Cic currently has 846 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 5 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). First Community Health And Care Cic is an Independent Sector provider in the South East region. Waits at this hospital are about 1.3 week longer than in April 2025. It's slipped down 5 places in the national league for this department's; now 7 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 13 weeks. This hospital is faster than the national average.
Ranked 7th out of 306 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 3rd out of 62 in South East
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First Community Health And Care Cic currently has about 846 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 5 weeks.
About 96% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at First Community Health And Care Cic 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.