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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
12,141
Seen within 18 weeks
59.0%
Typical (median) wait
14.4 wks
Waiting over a year
261
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
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%59.0%43.6%April 202147.8%May 202151.9%June 202153.8%July 202153.6%August 202154.6%September 202153.8%October 202158.6%November 202157.3%December 202152.7%January 202254.4%February 202252.9%March 202231.9%April 202334.5%May 202338.3%June 202341.1%July 202341.3%August 202341.4%September 202342.6%October 202342.1%November 202342.2%December 202344.2%January 202442.3%February 202440.1%March 202439.4%April 202440.0%May 202441.2%June 202445.5%July 202448.5%August 202450.3%September 202451.7%October 202449.3%November 202443.9%December 202444.7%January 202542.3%February 202542.3%March 202542.7%April 202543.1%May 202544.0%June 202543.7%July 202542.9%August 202545.0%September 202544.4%October 202545.1%November 202548.6%December 202551.1%January 202653.6%February 202656.0%March 202656.4%April 202656.1%May 202657.3%June 202659.0%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
23.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
41.5%
Patients treated
407
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
4.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
66.6%
Patients treated
2,375
in July 2026

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

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