15week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 8,461 people on the trauma and orthopaedic list here have been waiting longer than 15 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago.
58%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
37
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
212 / 301
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
1 week longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 1 week 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Hartlepool | 20 miles | 8 wks | 7 wks |
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Darlington | 33 miles | 9 wks | 6 wks |
| Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd Gateshead | 10 miles | 9 wks | 6 wks |
| Woodlands Hospital Darlington | 33 miles | 9 wks | 6 wks |
| Tees Valley Hospital Middlesbrough | 32 miles | 10 wks | 5 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | 8,852 | 9 wks |
| Urology | 6,313 | 11 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 5,143 | 8 wks |
| Oral Surgery | 5,083 | 12 wks |
| General Surgery | 4,477 | 7 wks |
| Other: Other Services | 3,802 | 3 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.