Spire Alexandra Hospital
Updated June 2026
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
7 weeks
That's nearly 2 months
The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list at Spire Alexandra Hospital currently has 325 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 7 weeks from GP referral. About 9 in 10 Trauma & Orthopaedics patients here are seen within 18 weeks (the NHS constitutional target is 9 in 10). Spire Alexandra Hospital is an Independent Sector provider in the South East region. Waits at this hospital are about 1 week longer than in June 2025. It's slipped down 9 places in the national league for this department's; now 26 out of 307 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 faster than the national average.
Ranked 26th out of 307 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 10th out of 62 in South East
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Spire Alexandra Hospital currently has about 325 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 7 weeks.
About 89% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at Spire Alexandra Hospital are currently seen within 18 weeks of GP referral. The NHS constitutional target is 92%.
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