How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Manchester Royal Infirmary?
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Manchester Royal 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 Manchester Royal Infirmary
Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to Manchester Royal Infirmary.
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside33w · 7 mi · 17w faster
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport41w · 7 mi · 9w faster
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust · Bolton47w · 10 mi · 3w faster
- East Cheshire NHS Trust · Cheshire East49w · 14 mi · 1w faster
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan38w · 18 mi · 12w faster
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Kirklees34w · 22 mi · 16w faster
Other hospitals run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the wait above applies at these too — your care could be at any of them.
- St Mary's Hospital0 mi
- Withington Hospital Elective Surgical Hub3 mi
- Salford Royal Hospital4 mi
- North Manchester General Hospital4 mi
- Wythenshawe Hospital6 mi
- Trafford General Hospital6 mi
- Trafford Hospital Elective Surgical Hub6 mi
- Altrincham Hospital7 mi
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