16week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 12,750 people on the trauma and orthopaedic list here have been waiting longer than 16 weeks, half less. It is about 2 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 1,100 of them have been waiting more than a year.
54%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
53
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
234 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn | 72 miles | 7 wks | 9 wks |
| Spire Manchester Hospital Manchester | 60 miles | 7 wks | 9 wks |
| Spire Methley Park Hospital Leeds | 24 miles | 8 wks | 8 wks |
| Huddersfield Private Hospital Huddersfield | 37 miles | 8 wks | 8 wks |
| Beardwood Hospital Blackburn | 74 miles | 9 wks | 7 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Nose and Throat | 6,514 | 18 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 4,763 | 10 wks |
| General Surgery | 4,077 | 11 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 3,943 | 11 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 3,530 | 12 wks |
| Urology | 2,849 | 11 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.