NHS waiting times · Plymouth · Trauma & Orthopaedics

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

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, which runs Derriford Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

50weeks

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 Derriford Hospital

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

  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of31w · 98 mi · 19w faster
  • North Bristol NHS Trust · Bristol, City of41w · 100 mi · 9w faster

Other hospitals run by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

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

  • Mount Gould Hospital3 mi
  • Scott Hospital3 mi
  • St Barnabas Hospital4 mi
  • Tavistock Hospital9 mi
  • South Hams Hospital17 mi
  • Launceston Hospital18 mi
  • Torbay Hospital25 mi
  • Brixham Hospital26 mi

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