NHS waiting times · Exeter · Trauma & Orthopaedics

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

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Axminster Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

56weeks

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 Axminster Hospital

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

  • University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole54w · 45 mi · 2w faster
  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of31w · 50 mi · 25w faster
  • Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust · Bath and North East Somerset38w · 50 mi · 18w faster
  • North Bristol NHS Trust · Bristol, City of41w · 52 mi · 15w faster
  • University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust · Plymouth50w · 55 mi · 6w faster
  • Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust · Wiltshire41w · 56 mi · 15w faster

Other hospitals run by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Honiton Hospital8 mi
  • Victoria Hospital13 mi
  • Exmouth Hospital21 mi
  • Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital23 mi
  • Heavitree Hospital23 mi
  • Tiverton and District Hospital23 mi
  • North Devon District Hospital51 mi

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