Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Updated April 2026
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
14 weeks
That's just over 3 months
The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust currently has 3,059 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 14 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). 22 have been waiting over a year. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust in the Midlands region. Waits at this hospital are about 1.6 weeks shorter than in April 2025. It's moved up 45 places in the national league for this department's; now 175 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 about the same as the national average.
Ranked 175th out of 306 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 32nd out of 55 in Midlands
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust currently has about 3,059 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 14 weeks.
About 59% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at Sherwood Forest 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.