How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Cumberland Infirmary?
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Cumberland Infirmary, 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 Cumberland Infirmary
Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to Cumberland Infirmary.
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Newcastle upon Tyne46w · 55 mi · 3w faster
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Gateshead47w · 55 mi · 2w faster
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Tyneside36w · 60 mi · 13w faster
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust · Sunderland43w · 61 mi · 6w faster
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust · Darlington47w · 61 mi · 2w faster
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool31w · 70 mi · 18w faster
Other hospitals run by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the wait above applies at these too — your care could be at any of them.
- Brampton Hospital10 mi
- Wigton Hospital10 mi
- Penrith Hospital19 mi
- Alston Hospital21 mi
- Keswick Hospital21 mi
- Pcas Alston Hospital21 mi
- Ruth Lancaster James Hospital21 mi
- Cockermouth Hospital22 mi
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