ShortestWait

Orthopaedics waiting times in Norfolk and Suffolk

East of EnglandAugust 2026 figures

Across Norfolk and Suffolk, 18,360 patients were waiting for orthopaedics treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 16.4 weeks, against 13.9 weeks across England.

Area median wait
16.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
47.6 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
54%
Ranked providers
7

Hospitals in Norfolk and Suffolk ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 St Edmunds Hospital Independent East of England 334 8.5 wks 27.3 wks 81% 12.8 weeks shorter
2 James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,076 10.4 wks 31.6 wks 73% 1.2 weeks shorter
3 Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (N2s) Independent East of England 450 11.0 wks 28.6 wks 72% 0.9 weeks longer
4 Spire Norwich Hospital Independent East of England 770 15.0 wks 30.6 wks 66% 2.7 weeks longer
5 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,046 15.9 wks 46.2 wks 55% 0.8 weeks shorter
6 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 4,215 17.6 wks 43.3 wks 51% 0.2 weeks longer
7 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 8,469 18.6 wks 54.8 wks 48% no change

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

Area median wait over two years

  • Norfolk and Suffolk
  • England
Norfolk and Suffolk: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 22 weeks to 16.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202616.4 wks13.9 wks
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MonthNorfolk and SuffolkEngland
August 202616.413.9
July 202615.713.6
June 202616.213.8
May 202616.714.2
April 202616.813.9
March 202617.314.6
February 202617.115
January 202617.315.2
December 202519.114.8
November 202518.614.3
October 20251914.4
September 202519.114.3
August 202519.414.5
July 20251914.2
June 20251914.5
May 202519.214.8
April 202519.514.6
March 202519.715.3
February 202519.915.5
January 202520.215.6
December 202420.615.1
November 202420.814.5
October 202421.314.7
September 20242214.9

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