The Hillingdon 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 The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust currently has 5,360 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). 8 have been waiting over a year. The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust in the London region. Waits at this hospital are about 6.4 weeks shorter than in April 2025. It's moved up 103 places in the national league for this department's; now 174 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 174th out of 306 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 27th out of 35 in London
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The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust currently has about 5,360 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 14 weeks.
About 60% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at The Hillingdon 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.