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Royal Orthopaedic Hospital waiting times

13,621 people were waiting for planned treatment at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of September 2026. Half had waited more than 12.5 weeks, about the same as England's (12.2).

NHS waiting times · Birmingham and Solihull · Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

All specialties, September 2026

13,621

waiting

up 214 (1.6%) on a year earlier

12.5 wk

median wait

England 12.2

67.1%

under 18 weeks

England 65.9%

56

over a year

England 113,490

Waits by specialty

Every specialty with people waiting at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, beside England's median. Select a column heading to sort.

median wait, in weeks (scale 0 to 40)England's median for the same specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian wait, weeksAgainst England's medianUnder 18 weeksOver a year
All specialtiesEvery consultant-led specialty together13,62112.567.1%56
Trauma and orthopaedicsHip and knee replacements, shoulders, feet, hands and spines11,13912.965.0%54

The last 13 months

September 2025 to September 2026.

13,40713,621September 2025September 2026
People waiting at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, by monthLowest 12,591, highest 13,621. The scale starts near the lowest value.
The figures
MonthValue
September 202513,407
October 202513,511
November 202513,264
December 202513,248
January 202613,062
February 202612,876
March 202612,591
April 202612,688
May 202613,010
June 202613,283
July 202613,293
August 202613,473
September 202613,621
13.5 wk12.5 wkSeptember 2025September 2026
Median wait at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, weeksLowest 11.6 wk, highest 13.9 wk. The scale starts near the lowest value.
The figures
MonthValue
September 202513.5 wk
October 202513.7 wk
November 202513.0 wk
December 202513.5 wk
January 202613.9 wk
February 202613.5 wk
March 202611.9 wk
April 202612.1 wk
May 202612.6 wk
June 202611.6 wk
July 202612.1 wk
August 202612.2 wk
September 202612.5 wk
14.3 wk12.9 wkSeptember 2025September 2026
Orthopaedics median wait at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, weeksLowest 12.1 wk, highest 14.7 wk. The scale starts near the lowest value.
The figures
MonthValue
September 202514.3 wk
October 202514.7 wk
November 202514.2 wk
December 202514.5 wk
January 202614.7 wk
February 202614.3 wk
March 202613.0 wk
April 202612.6 wk
May 202613.0 wk
June 202612.1 wk
July 202612.7 wk
August 202612.8 wk
September 202612.9 wk
14.3 wk13.9 wkSeptember 2025September 2026
Orthopaedics median wait in England, weeksLowest 13.6 wk, highest 15.2 wk. The scale starts near the lowest value.
The figures
MonthValue
September 202514.3 wk
October 202514.4 wk
November 202514.3 wk
December 202514.7 wk
January 202615.2 wk
February 202615.0 wk
March 202614.5 wk
April 202613.9 wk
May 202614.2 wk
June 202613.8 wk
July 202613.6 wk
August 202613.9 wk
September 202613.9 wk

Waiting for an operation

A woman at her kitchen table reading a hospital appointment letter
Illustration

People admitted for orthopaedic treatment here in September 2026, which includes hip and knee replacements, had waited a median of 17.6 weeks from referral (England: 24.2).

People whose consultant has decided to admit them for treatment, usually an operation, and people admitted in September 2026 with how long they had waited.

SpecialtyWaiting to be admittedTheir median wait, weeksAdmitted for treatment this monthHalf had waited over, weeks92% within, weeks
All specialties2,89113.683016.742.1
Trauma and orthopaedics2,55814.468317.643.3

Other trusts in Birmingham and Solihull

You can often choose where you're referred. These are the other NHS trusts in the same area.

TrustWaitingMedian wait, weeksOrthopaedics median, weeks
Birmingham Community Healthcare15,6459.32.4
Birmingham Women's and Children's23,21612.730.5
University Hospitals Birmingham96,44511.38.8

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Free to quote and reuse, for journalists, researchers and AI agents. Please credit "Thera Travel, from NHS England data" and link to theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times. Open Government Licence v3.0.

This trust as JSON: /nhs-waiting-times/royal-orthopaedic-hospital.json. NHS England organisation code RRJ.

Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times, September 2026 (published November 2026). Next figures expected 10 December 2026. Journalists: press page.

Questions

How long is the wait at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital?

At the end of September 2026, 13,621 people were waiting for planned treatment at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited more than 12.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England. 67.1% had waited under 18 weeks and 56 over a year. Source: NHS England.

How long is the orthopaedic wait at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital?

In trauma and orthopaedics, which includes hip and knee replacements, 11,139 people were waiting at the end of September 2026, with a median wait so far of 12.9 weeks (England: 13.9). People admitted for treatment that month had waited a median of 17.6 weeks.

Where do these figures come from?

NHS England's referral-to-treatment statistics for September 2026, published November 2026. We update this page every month.

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