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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,034
Seen within 18 weeks
52.2%
Typical (median) wait
16.6 wks
Waiting over a year
98
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%52.2%46.1%April 202150.5%May 202154.1%June 202155.5%July 202153.3%August 202153.1%September 202154.3%October 202151.3%November 202151.3%December 202151.2%January 202255.5%February 202255.1%March 202255.4%April 202357.5%May 202356.3%June 202354.1%July 202352.4%August 202355.5%September 202354.7%October 202360.8%November 202358.8%December 202358.4%January 202460.4%February 202457.3%March 202457.3%April 202456.2%May 202455.3%June 202453.0%July 202453.5%August 202452.3%September 202457.2%October 202458.2%November 202458.6%December 202458.2%January 202560.4%February 202559.6%March 202563.2%April 202564.7%May 202562.7%June 202564.0%July 202566.4%August 202563.6%September 202561.6%October 202558.9%November 202556.0%December 202553.7%January 202646.9%February 202646.2%March 202647.8%April 202652.4%May 202651.1%June 202652.2%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
32.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
21.3%
Patients treated
155
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
10.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
59.5%
Patients treated
131
in July 2026

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

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