14week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 165 people on the trauma and orthopaedic list here have been waiting longer than 14 weeks, half less. That is 3 weeks longer than a year ago. 2 of them have been waiting more than a year.
60%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
36
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
201 / 301
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Health Group Bath | 30 miles | 6 wks | 8 wks |
| Sirona Care & Health Bristol | 34 miles | 7 wks | 8 wks |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green Bristol | 31 miles | 7 wks | 8 wks |
| Bath Clinic Bath | 35 miles | 8 wks | 7 wks |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes Devizes | 53 miles | 9 wks | 5 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Somerset Surgical Services Hq reports 3 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Surgery | 889 | 12 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 357 | 8 wks |
| Plastic Surgery | 118 | 5 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.