How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Countess of Chester Hospital?
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Countess of Chester Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.
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 Countess of Chester Hospital
Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to Countess of Chester Hospital.
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Knowsley37w · 15 mi · 5w faster
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan38w · 27 mi · 4w faster
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · Stoke-on-Trent35w · 32 mi · 7w faster
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport41w · 34 mi · 1w faster
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside33w · 39 mi · 9w faster
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Kirklees34w · 54 mi · 8w faster
Other hospitals run by Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the wait above applies at these too — your care could be at any of them.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital4 mi
- Wrexham Maelor Hospital12 mi
- Highfield Hospital13 mi
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