11week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 385 people on the trauma and orthopaedic list here have been waiting longer than 11 weeks, half less. That is 5 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 3 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.
73%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
35
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
128 / 301
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
5 weeks longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 5 weeks longer than twelve months ago, but 1 week shorter than six months ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Preston | 35 miles | 7 wks | 5 wks |
| Lancaster Private Hospital Lancaster | 63 miles | 7 wks | 4 wks |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn | 32 miles | 7 wks | 4 wks |
| Spire Manchester Hospital Manchester | 3 miles | 7 wks | 4 wks |
| Nuffield Health, Wolverhampton Hospital Wolverhampton | 69 miles | 8 wks | 4 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Alexandra Hospital reports one other specialty in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| General Surgery | 177 | 14 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.
This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.