20week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 7,524 people on the trauma and orthopaedic list here have been waiting longer than 20 weeks, half less. That is 2 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 5 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 373 of them have been waiting more than a year.
48%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
48
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
287 / 301
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
2 weeks shorter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Community Health and Care Cic Redhill | 38 miles | 4 wks | 15 wks |
| Clementine Churchill Hospital Harrow | 65 miles | 5 wks | 14 wks |
| Bishops Wood Hospital Northwood | 69 miles | 5 wks | 14 wks |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth Portsmouth | 38 miles | 6 wks | 14 wks |
| Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital London | 67 miles | 6 wks | 14 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other: Surgical Services | 15,782 | 15 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 12,804 | 17 wks |
| Gynaecology | 10,599 | 17 wks |
| Oral Surgery | 8,522 | 22 wks |
| Dermatology | 8,512 | 13 wks |
| Cardiology | 8,412 | 15 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.