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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
8,093
Seen within 18 weeks
44.2%
Typical (median) wait
20.6 wks
Waiting over a year
309
Waiting over 65 weeks
10
Waiting over 78 weeks
3
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%44.2%35.4%April 202136.5%May 202138.6%June 202140.9%July 202140.0%August 202138.2%September 202138.7%October 202138.3%November 202138.4%December 202139.5%January 202240.0%February 202238.5%March 202255.8%April 202354.4%May 202355.4%June 202353.3%July 202352.7%August 202352.4%September 202348.7%October 202347.7%November 202346.2%December 202346.7%January 202448.3%February 202448.0%March 202451.1%April 202451.6%May 202452.7%June 202453.2%July 202453.7%August 202455.2%September 202455.4%October 202455.6%November 202455.5%December 202454.5%January 202554.0%February 202554.1%March 202552.7%April 202552.0%May 202551.1%June 202551.5%July 202550.7%August 202549.7%September 202549.0%October 202547.7%November 202545.4%December 202545.2%January 202643.5%February 202645.7%March 202645.8%April 202645.9%May 202645.5%June 202644.2%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
40.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
21.5%
Patients treated
410
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
32.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
27.3%
Patients treated
520
in July 2026

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

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