Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Updated December 2025
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
19 weeks
That's just over 4 months
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust in the London region. There are currently 10,863 people waiting to see an orthopaedic consultant, with a typical wait of about just over 4 months. 48% of patients are seen within the 18-week target.
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 slower than the national average.
Ranked 272nd out of 306 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 34th out of 34 in London
Common conditions and procedures for this department:
Main hospital switchboard — ask to be connected to the department.
Compare Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting times at other hospitals in the London region:
The current average Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting time at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is about 19 weeks.
You can compare Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting times across all NHS hospitals on WaitRadar to find shorter waits near you.
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