Carpal tunnel surgery waiting time at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust does not report its trauma and orthopaedics waiting times to NHS England. There is no published figure for this trust, so we do not show one. We check every month, and this page will fill in as soon as the trust starts reporting.
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About carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome happens when a nerve in the wrist (the median nerve) is squeezed. It causes tingling, numbness or pain in the thumb and first fingers, often worse at night, and can weaken your grip.
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Before treatment: the nerve conduction test queue
A nerve conduction test is one of the scans often used before treatment, and it is a separate NHS queue. At Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust the typical nerve conduction test wait is 6 weeks, with 50% waiting over six weeks (August 2026).
See the full nerve conduction test queue at Royal Hallamshire Hospital and faster scan alternatives