ShortestWait

Orthopaedics waiting times in West and North London

LondonAugust 2026 figures

Across West and North London, 44,839 patients were waiting for orthopaedics treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 12.7 weeks, against 13.9 weeks across England.

Area median wait
12.7 weeks
92% waiting less than
39.6 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Ranked providers
16

Hospitals in West and North London ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Clementine Churchill Hospital Independent London 674 5.1 wks 13.0 wks 100% 0.7 weeks shorter
2 Bishops Wood Hospital Independent London 339 6.1 wks 15.4 wks 98% 1.0 weeks longer
3 Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital Independent London 545 6.6 wks 22.3 wks 88% 1.4 weeks longer
4 Whittington Health NHS Trust NHS London 2,089 8.5 wks 28.9 wks 78% 1.6 weeks shorter
5 Hendon Hospital Independent London 428 8.8 wks 26.8 wks 80% 2.3 weeks longer
6 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust NHS London 4,774 9.1 wks 28.7 wks 78% 1.0 weeks shorter
7 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 3,449 9.1 wks 31.8 wks 74% 0.5 weeks shorter
8 Kings Oak Hospital Independent London 796 10.7 wks 29.1 wks 76% 3.3 weeks longer
9 The New Foscote Hospital Ltd Independent 3 sites London 158 11.1 wks 23.1 wks 84% 3.8 weeks longer
10 Cavell Hospital Independent London 629 11.9 wks 35.4 wks 66% 3.2 weeks longer
11 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 3,215 12.6 wks 35.4 wks 64% 0.4 weeks shorter
12 The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 5,993 14.2 wks 38.3 wks 60% 0.1 weeks shorter
13 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 6,566 15.1 wks 40.3 wks 60% 0.4 weeks shorter
14 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 5,459 15.9 wks 44.6 wks 56% 1.3 weeks shorter
15 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 9,609 16.4 wks 46.2 wks 54% 2.3 weeks shorter
16 Standard Health Ltd Independent 7 sites London 116 17.0 wks 37.4 wks 56% 4.9 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

  • West and North London
  • England
West and North London: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16 weeks to 12.7 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.7 wks
Show the figures
MonthWest and North LondonEngland
August 202612.713.9
July 20261313.6
June 202613.113.8
May 202613.714.2
April 202613.513.9
March 20261414.6
February 202614.515
January 202614.915.2
December 202514.414.8
November 202514.214.3
October 202514.414.4
September 202514.314.3
August 202514.614.5
July 202514.714.2
June 202515.014.5
May 202515.414.8
April 202514.814.6
March 202515.515.3
February 202515.415.5
January 202515.315.6
December 202415.415.1
November 202415.214.5
October 202415.614.7
September 20241614.9

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