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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: July 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
4,426
Seen within 18 weeks
56.5%
Typical (median) wait
14.9 wks
Waiting over a year
23
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%56.5%36.4%April 202141.6%May 202146.1%June 202148.1%July 202151.1%August 202150.9%September 202151.9%October 202152.2%November 202150.5%December 202149.0%January 202248.6%February 202249.6%March 202243.5%April 202348.6%May 202348.1%June 202346.7%July 202345.5%August 202343.8%September 202342.9%October 202344.3%November 202342.0%December 202343.4%January 202443.6%February 202442.2%March 202444.2%April 202446.4%May 202446.8%June 202449.9%July 202450.7%August 202452.8%September 202454.3%October 202455.1%November 202453.6%December 202453.3%January 202552.1%February 202551.4%March 202550.4%April 202552.3%May 202552.4%June 202553.0%July 202553.0%August 202554.9%September 202555.7%October 202556.3%November 202555.3%December 202554.5%January 202654.0%February 202654.3%March 202653.4%April 202654.6%May 202655.8%June 202656.5%July 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for trauma and orthopaedic patients who started treatment in July 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
26.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
32.0%
Patients treated
341
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
21.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
40.2%
Patients treated
507
in July 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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