Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Updated February 2026
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
13 weeks
That's 3 months
The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust currently has 2,943 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 13 weeks from GP referral. About 6 in 10 Trauma & Orthopaedics patients here are seen within 18 weeks (the NHS constitutional target is 9 in 10). 13 have been waiting over a year. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is an NHS Trust in the London region. Waits at this hospital are about 3.2 weeks shorter than in February 2025. It's moved up 75 places in the national league for this department's; now 137 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 137th out of 306 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 20th out of 35 in London
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust currently has about 2,943 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 13 weeks.
About 65% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at Imperial College Healthcare NHS 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.