NHS waiting times · Kingston upon Hull, City of · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Hull Royal Infirmary?

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

54weeks

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 Hull Royal Infirmary

Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to Hull Royal Infirmary.

  • Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust · North East Lincolnshire45w · 17 mi · 9w faster
  • York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · York50w · 33 mi · 4w faster
  • United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Lincoln46w · 36 mi · 8w faster
  • Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · Wakefield44w · 46 mi · 10w faster
  • Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Barnsley44w · 48 mi · 10w faster
  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Leeds53w · 48 mi · 1w faster

Other hospitals run by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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

  • Castle Hill Hospital Elective Surgical Hub4 mi
  • Castle Hill Hospital4 mi
  • Withernsea Hospital16 mi
  • Diana Princess of Wales Hospital - Grimsby17 mi
  • Scunthorpe General Hospital17 mi
  • Alfred Bean Hospital19 mi
  • Goole District Hospital21 mi
  • Bridlington Hospital24 mi

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