18week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 4,887 people on the trauma and orthopaedic list here have been waiting longer than 18 weeks, half less. It is about 3 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 280 of them have been waiting more than a year.
51%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
48
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
269 / 301
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
Level with a year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Community Health and Care Cic Redhill | 29 miles | 4 wks | 13 wks |
| Provide Enterprises Colchester | 55 miles | 5 wks | 13 wks |
| Clementine Churchill Hospital Harrow | 34 miles | 5 wks | 12 wks |
| Bishops Wood Hospital Northwood | 41 miles | 5 wks | 12 wks |
| Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital London | 25 miles | 6 wks | 12 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| General Surgery | 7,264 | 15 wks |
| Gynaecology | 4,660 | 15 wks |
| Urology | 2,805 | 11 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 2,328 | 13 wks |
| Cardiology | 2,202 | 21 wks |
| Neurology | 1,295 | 13 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.