NHS waiting times · Warrington · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Altrincham General Hospital?

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Altrincham General Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

51weeks

Updated June 2026 · (Referral to Treatment — the NHS wait-time framework)

This is how long 8 in 10 patients wait for the whole Trauma & Orthopaedics specialty at this trust, from GP referral to the start of treatment — the NHS does not publish a wait for knee replacement on its own.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Altrincham General Hospital

Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to Altrincham General Hospital.

  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester50w · 7 mi · 1w faster
  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport41w · 9 mi · 10w faster
  • Bolton NHS Foundation Trust · Bolton47w · 12 mi · 4w faster
  • East Cheshire NHS Trust · Cheshire East49w · 12 mi · 2w faster
  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside33w · 14 mi · 18w faster
  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan38w · 17 mi · 13w faster

Other hospitals run by North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

Same trust, so the wait above applies at these too — your care could be at any of them.

  • Leigh Infirmary11 mi
  • Warrington Hospital11 mi
  • Halton Hospital15 mi

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