Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Updated February 2026
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
17 weeks
That's 4 months
The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust currently has 5,528 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 17 weeks from GP referral. About 5 in 10 Trauma & Orthopaedics patients here are seen within 18 weeks (the NHS constitutional target is 9 in 10). 103 have been waiting over a year. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust in the South West region. Waits at this hospital are about 1.3 week longer than in February 2025. It's slipped down 29 places in the national league for this department's; now 243 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 slower than the national average.
Ranked 243rd out of 306 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 30th out of 41 in South West
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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust currently has about 5,528 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 17 weeks.
About 52% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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.