ShortestWait

Orthopaedics waiting times at Nuffield Health, Shrewsbury Hospital

Independent provider Midlands August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 311 patients waiting for orthopaedics treatment at Nuffield Health, Shrewsbury Hospital had waited less than 12.9 weeks, and 92% less than 25.4 weeks. That is 0.9 weeks shorter than the England median of 13.9 weeks.

Median wait
12.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
25.4 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
77%
Patients waiting
311

162nd shortest of 299 providers in England, and 31st 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 Nuffield Health, Shrewsbury Hospital and a shorter median wait for orthopaedics. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.

Median wait over two years

  • Nuffield Health, Shrewsbury Hospital
  • England
Nuffield Health, Shrewsbury Hospital: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 17.5 weeks to 12.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015202530Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.9 wks
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MonthNuffield Health, Shrewsbury HospitalEngland
August 202612.913.9
July 202610.913.6
June 202611.613.8
May 202610.514.2
April 202610.413.9
March 20261214.6
February 202612.215
January 202612.415.2
December 202512.214.8
November 20251114.3
October 20259.314.4
September 20259.314.3
August 20259.114.5
July 20258.614.2
June 202512.314.5
May 202518.314.8
April 20251714.6
March 202521.815.3
February 202524.215.5
January 202520.215.6
December 202416.815.1
November 202415.314.5
October 202414.814.7
September 202417.514.9

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 311 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 77% had waited under 18 weeks; 0 had waited over a year.

How long orthopaedics patients waiting at Nuffield Health, Shrewsbury Hospital at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks11%6 to 12 weeks33%12 to 18 weeks32%18 to 26 weeks16%26 to 39 weeks6%39 to 52 weeks<1%52 to 65 weeks0%65 to 78 weeks0%78 to 104 weeks0%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks3511%
6 to 12 weeks10333%
12 to 18 weeks10132%
18 to 26 weeks5016%
26 to 39 weeks196%
39 to 52 weeks3<1%
52 to 65 weeks00%
65 to 78 weeks00%
78 to 104 weeks00%
Over 104 weeks00%

Patients treated in August 2026

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.

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