NHS waiting times · Surrey Heath · Trauma & Orthopaedics

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

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Heatherwood Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

55weeks

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 Heatherwood Hospital

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

  • Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Runnymede53w · 7 mi · 2w faster
  • The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Hillingdon46w · 13 mi · 9w faster
  • Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust · Kingston upon Thames49w · 17 mi · 6w faster
  • Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust · Buckinghamshire51w · 18 mi · 4w faster
  • Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Basingstoke and Deane48w · 20 mi · 7w faster
  • London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust · Brent52w · 20 mi · 3w faster

Other hospitals run by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • King Edward Vii Hospital5 mi
  • The Princess Margaret Hospital6 mi
  • Frimley Park Hospital7 mi
  • St Mark's Hospital8 mi
  • Wexham Park Hospital10 mi

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