United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Updated December 2025
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
19 weeks
That's 4½ months
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is an NHS Trust in the Midlands region. There are currently 6,199 people waiting to see an orthopaedic consultant, with a typical wait of about 4½ months. 47% of patients are seen within the 18-week target.
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 274th out of 306 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 49th out of 54 in Midlands
Common conditions and procedures for this department:
Main hospital switchboard — ask to be connected to the department.
Compare Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting times at other hospitals in the Midlands region:
The current average Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting time at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is about 19 weeks.
You can compare Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting times across all NHS hospitals on WaitRadar to find shorter waits near you.
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