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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,451
Seen within 18 weeks
76.4%
Typical (median) wait
8.6 wks
Waiting over a year
7
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
70%80%90%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%76.4%65.1%April 202170.4%May 202173.4%June 202175.6%July 202175.2%August 202173.9%September 202172.7%October 202173.4%November 202171.3%December 202171.7%January 202271.9%February 202273.0%March 202271.9%April 202373.4%May 202372.3%June 202372.2%July 202372.4%August 202370.3%September 202369.1%October 202368.3%November 202365.5%December 202367.6%January 202467.6%February 202468.4%March 202468.6%April 202470.0%May 202469.1%June 202469.5%July 202469.2%August 202470.0%September 202470.7%October 202471.2%November 202471.6%December 202471.4%January 202571.9%February 202572.0%March 202570.9%April 202571.1%May 202572.3%June 202571.6%July 202572.8%August 202573.3%September 202573.6%October 202572.5%November 202570.5%December 202570.3%January 202671.0%February 202669.7%March 202669.6%April 202673.1%May 202675.3%June 202676.4%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
16.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
52.5%
Patients treated
303
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
10.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
68.3%
Patients treated
1,034
in July 2026

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

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