Spire Norwich Hospital
Updated August 2026
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
15 weeks
That's 3½ months
The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list at Spire Norwich Hospital currently has 770 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 15 weeks from GP referral. About 7 in 10 Trauma & Orthopaedics patients here are seen within 18 weeks (the NHS constitutional target is 9 in 10). 1 have been waiting over a year. Spire Norwich Hospital is an Independent Sector provider in the Midlands region. Waits at this hospital are about 6.7 weeks longer than in August 2025. It's slipped down 169 places in the national league for this department's; now 214 out of 303 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 slower than the national average.
Ranked 214th out of 303 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 44th out of 56 in Midlands
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Spire Norwich Hospital currently has about 770 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 15 weeks.
About 66% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at Spire Norwich Hospital 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.