Orthopaedics & Spine Specialist Hospital Site
Updated February 2026
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
11 weeks
That's 2½ months
The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list at Orthopaedics & Spine Specialist Hospital Site currently has 153 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 11 weeks from GP referral. About 8 in 10 Trauma & Orthopaedics patients here are seen within 18 weeks (the NHS constitutional target is 9 in 10). Orthopaedics & Spine Specialist Hospital Site is an Independent Sector provider in the East of England region. Waits at this hospital are about 0.6 week longer than in February 2025. It's moved up 7 places in the national league for this department's; now 86 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 faster than the national average.
Ranked 86th out of 306 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 8th out of 37 in East of England
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Orthopaedics & Spine Specialist Hospital Site currently has about 153 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 11 weeks.
About 84% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at Orthopaedics & Spine Specialist Hospital Site are currently seen within 18 weeks of GP referral. The NHS constitutional target is 92%.
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