Orthopaedics waiting times at Glendon Wood Hospital
At the end of August 2026, half of the 623 patients waiting for orthopaedics treatment at Glendon Wood Hospital had waited less than 13.6 weeks, and 92% less than 32.5 weeks. That is 0.3 weeks shorter than the England median of 13.9 weeks.
- Median wait
- 13.6 weeks
- 92% waiting less than
- 32.5 weeks
- Waiting under 18 weeks
- 63%
- Patients waiting
- 623
184th shortest of 299 providers in England, and 36th of 52 in Midlands, ranked by median wait. See the full orthopaedics ranking.
Shorter waits within 30 miles
Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of Glendon Wood Hospital and a shorter median wait for orthopaedics. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.
- Nuffield Health, Leicester Hospital median 5.4 weeks · 21 miles away (Nuffield Health, Leicester Hospital) · Independent · compare
- Independent Health Group median 6.6 weeks · 14 miles away (Kibworth Medical Centre) · Independent · compare
- Meriden Hospital median 7.8 weeks · 30 miles away (Meriden Hospital) · Independent · compare
- Orthopaedics & Spine Specialist Hospital Site median 9.0 weeks · 23 miles away (Orthopaedics & Spine Specialist Hospital Site) · Independent · compare
- Sirona Care & Health median 9.1 weeks · 12 miles away (Sirona Cic Node4 Data Centre) · Independent · compare
Median wait over two years
- Glendon Wood Hospital
- England
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| Month | Glendon Wood Hospital | England |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 13.6 | 13.9 |
| July 2026 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
| June 2026 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| May 2026 | 11.7 | 14.2 |
| April 2026 | 11.2 | 13.9 |
| March 2026 | 10 | 14.6 |
| February 2026 | 11.8 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 12.8 | 15.2 |
| December 2025 | 12.5 | 14.8 |
| November 2025 | 10.6 | 14.3 |
| October 2025 | 10 | 14.4 |
| September 2025 | 8.4 | 14.3 |
| August 2025 | 7.7 | 14.5 |
| July 2025 | 6.8 | 14.2 |
| June 2025 | 8.1 | 14.5 |
| May 2025 | 9.7 | 14.8 |
| April 2025 | 10.8 | 14.6 |
| March 2025 | 11 | 15.3 |
| February 2025 | 13.5 | 15.5 |
| January 2025 | 15.1 | 15.6 |
| December 2024 | 14.3 | 15.1 |
| November 2024 | 14 | 14.5 |
| October 2024 | 12.7 | 14.7 |
| September 2024 | 12.2 | 14.9 |
How long patients have been waiting
Share of the 623 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 63% had waited under 18 weeks; 0 had waited over a year.
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| Waited | Patients | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 weeks | 140 | 22% |
| 6 to 12 weeks | 124 | 20% |
| 12 to 18 weeks | 129 | 21% |
| 18 to 26 weeks | 120 | 19% |
| 26 to 39 weeks | 90 | 14% |
| 39 to 52 weeks | 20 | 3% |
| 52 to 65 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| 65 to 78 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| 78 to 104 weeks | 0 | 0% |
| Over 104 weeks | 0 | 0% |
Patients treated in August 2026
- 57 patients started treatment as an inpatient or day case. Their median wait was 18.5 weeks.
- 41 patients started treatment without being admitted, or were discharged from the waiting list. Their median wait was 15.5 weeks.
- 104 new patients joined the waiting list.
These completed waits show how long people who were actually treated had waited, which is often a better guide to an operation than the waiting list as a whole.
About these figures
- These are waits for orthopaedics as a whole, not for one particular operation. Within a specialty some treatments are quicker than others.
- Waits run from referral to the start of consultant-led treatment, for routine care. Urgent and suspected cancer referrals are seen sooner.
- Source: NHS England referral to treatment statistics for August 2026.
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