ShortestWait

Orthopaedics waiting times at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North West August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 9,408 patients waiting for orthopaedics treatment at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited less than 13.4 weeks, and 92% less than 40.7 weeks. That is 0.5 weeks shorter than the England median of 13.9 weeks.

Median wait
13.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
40.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
63%
Patients waiting
9,408

180th shortest of 299 providers in England, and 24th of 37 in North West, ranked by median wait. See the full orthopaedics ranking.

Shorter waits within 30 miles

Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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

  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 13.5 weeks to 13.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.4 wks
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MonthWrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202613.413.9
July 202613.313.6
June 202613.613.8
May 202614.814.2
April 202614.313.9
March 202614.514.6
February 202614.915
January 202614.815.2
December 20251414.8
November 202513.614.3
October 20251414.4
September 202513.214.3
August 202514.314.5
July 20251414.2
June 202514.114.5
May 20251414.8
April 202514.214.6
March 202515.215.3
February 20251515.5
January 202515.515.6
December 202415.115.1
November 202414.414.5
October 20241414.7
September 202413.514.9

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 9,408 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 63% had waited under 18 weeks; 212 had waited over a year.

How long orthopaedics patients waiting at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks23%6 to 12 weeks22%12 to 18 weeks17%18 to 26 weeks16%26 to 39 weeks12%39 to 52 weeks7%52 to 65 weeks2%65 to 78 weeks<1%78 to 104 weeks0%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks2,19723%
6 to 12 weeks2,10322%
12 to 18 weeks1,58417%
18 to 26 weeks1,54916%
26 to 39 weeks1,12312%
39 to 52 weeks6407%
52 to 65 weeks2112%
65 to 78 weeks1<1%
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.

About these figures

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