13week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 601 people on the trauma and orthopaedic list here have been waiting longer than 13 weeks, half less. That is 5 weeks longer than a year ago.
67%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
33
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
171 / 301
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
5 weeks longer than 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Wood Hospital Northwood | 71 miles | 5 wks | 8 wks |
| Nuffield Health, Leicester Hospital Leicester | 26 miles | 6 wks | 8 wks |
| Chiltern Hospital Great Missenden | 63 miles | 7 wks | 7 wks |
| Spire Leicester Hospital Leicester | 25 miles | 7 wks | 6 wks |
| Meriden Hospital Coventry | 37 miles | 7 wks | 6 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Glendon Wood Hospital reports 3 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | 514 | 8 wks |
| General Surgery | 203 | 10 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 198 | 4 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.