Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd
Updated August 2026
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
10 weeks
That's just over 2 months
The NHS Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list at Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd currently has 528 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 10 weeks from GP referral. About 8 in 10 Trauma & Orthopaedics patients here are seen within 18 weeks (the NHS constitutional target is 9 in 10). Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd is an Independent Sector provider in the North East and Yorkshire region. Waits at this hospital are about 0.9 week longer than in August 2025. It's slipped down 14 places in the national league for this department's; now 81 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 faster than the national average.
Ranked 81st out of 303 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 9th out of 41 in North East and Yorkshire
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Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd currently has about 528 patients on its Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 10 weeks.
About 80% of Trauma & Orthopaedics patients at Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd 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.