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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,067
Seen within 18 weeks
51.3%
Typical (median) wait
17.3 wks
Waiting over a year
180
Waiting over 65 weeks
28
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%51.3%35.1%April 202139.4%May 202142.9%June 202146.0%July 202146.9%August 202147.5%September 202147.8%October 202147.2%November 202147.5%December 202147.6%January 202248.6%February 202249.3%March 202248.8%April 202351.2%May 202352.3%June 202353.8%July 202352.9%August 202352.8%September 202352.5%October 202353.7%November 202353.1%December 202354.6%January 202454.0%February 202454.6%March 202456.0%April 202456.1%May 202456.5%June 202456.1%July 202456.0%August 202456.5%September 202456.3%October 202454.4%November 202454.9%December 202452.5%January 202552.9%February 202553.4%March 202553.0%April 202555.6%May 202553.3%June 202553.4%July 202551.4%August 202550.5%September 202550.4%October 202549.4%November 202549.5%December 202546.7%January 202647.8%February 202651.2%March 202650.8%April 202653.5%May 202651.6%June 202651.3%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
27.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
33.2%
Patients treated
196
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
14.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
58.6%
Patients treated
498
in July 2026

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

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