NHS waiting times · Luton · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Luton & Dunstable Hospital?

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Luton & Dunstable Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

60weeks

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 Luton & Dunstable Hospital

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

  • East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust · Stevenage55w · 11 mi · 5w faster
  • Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Milton Keynes38w · 14 mi · 22w faster
  • Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust · Buckinghamshire51w · 17 mi · 9w faster
  • West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Watford52w · 17 mi · 8w faster
  • Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust · Harrow38w · 19 mi · 22w faster
  • London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust · Brent52w · 23 mi · 8w faster

Other hospitals run by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Bedford Hospital South Wing16 mi

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