ShortestWait

Orthopaedics waiting times in Central East

East of EnglandAugust 2026 figures

Across Central East, 44,067 patients were waiting for orthopaedics treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 16.6 weeks, against 13.9 weeks across England.

Area median wait
16.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
44.9 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
54%
Ranked providers
20

Hospitals in Central East ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Spire Bushey Hospital Independent East of England 702 7.5 wks 17.5 wks 93% 0.5 weeks shorter
2 Nuffield Health, Cambridge Hospital Independent East of England 152 7.6 wks 27.4 wks 86% 8.7 weeks shorter
3 Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Independent East of England 307 8.8 wks 27.7 wks 81% 4.9 weeks shorter
4 Orthopaedics & Spine Specialist Hospital Site Independent East of England 232 9.0 wks 17.4 wks 94% 0.1 weeks shorter
5 Spire Harpenden Hospital Independent East of England 512 10.7 wks 23.2 wks 86% 0.2 weeks shorter
6 One Stop Doctors Limited Independent East of England 761 12.2 wks 31.7 wks 68% 2.2 weeks longer
7 Rivers Hospital Independent East of England 1,534 13.8 wks 37.3 wks 63% 0.2 weeks longer
8 Pinehill Hospital Independent East of England 1,128 14.6 wks 46.9 wks 60% 0.6 weeks longer
9 Blakelands Hospital Independent East of England 1,076 15.1 wks 36.3 wks 59% 0.4 weeks longer
10 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 4,462 15.1 wks 39.6 wks 58% 1.3 weeks shorter
11 Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 3,071 15.5 wks 44.2 wks 57% 2.6 weeks shorter
12 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 7,105 15.9 wks 41.5 wks 55% 0.3 weeks shorter
13 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS East of England 5,047 16.9 wks 43.5 wks 53% 1.0 weeks longer
14 Fitzwilliam Hospital Independent East of England 4,176 18.9 wks 47.6 wks 48% 0.3 weeks shorter
15 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS East of England 4,917 19.3 wks 49.0 wks 48% 0.8 weeks longer
16 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 7,426 20.8 wks 50.3 wks 46% 0.9 weeks shorter
17 One Hatfield Hospital Independent East of England 414 22.4 wks 48.6 wks 40% 5.3 weeks longer
18 The Hamptons Hospital Ltd Independent East of England 67 23.5 wks 60.6 wks 43% 1.5 weeks longer
19 Saxon Clinic Independent East of England 585 24.6 wks 43.9 wks 36% 4.1 weeks longer
20 Manor Hospital Independent East of England 393 25.8 wks 48.9 wks 21% 2.6 weeks longer

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every orthopaedics provider in England, or search by postcode below.

Area median wait over two years

  • Central East
  • England
Central East: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 17.3 weeks to 16.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202616.6 wks13.9 wks
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MonthCentral EastEngland
August 202616.613.9
July 202616.213.6
June 202617.013.8
May 202616.914.2
April 202616.413.9
March 20261714.6
February 202616.915
January 202616.815.2
December 202516.514.8
November 202516.314.3
October 202516.714.4
September 202516.714.3
August 202517.114.5
July 202516.914.2
June 202516.914.5
May 202517.114.8
April 202516.914.6
March 202517.515.3
February 202517.615.5
January 202517.315.6
December 202416.915.1
November 202416.514.5
October 202417.114.7
September 202417.314.9

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