Knee replacement · Milton Keynes · Trauma and orthopaedics
Knee replacement waiting time at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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weeks
Actual referral-to-treatment wait in August 2026.
NHS RTT data, August 2026
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About knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a condition that makes joints painful and stiff. In the knee, the protective cartilage on the ends of the bones breaks down, which causes pain, stiffness and problems moving the joint.
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How long people have been waiting
1,742
1,328
0 to 18 weeks
Over 18 weeks
People on the trauma and orthopaedics waiting list now, split by whether they have passed the 18-week target, August 2026. Whole specialty.
NHS hospitals near Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes Hospital (current)
0 mi
20 weeks
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust · Buckinghamshire
26 mi
18 weeks
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust · Harrow
33 mi
17 weeks
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust · Warwick
40 mi
14 weeks
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Camden
43 mi
16 weeks
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Westminster
43 mi
18 weeks
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust · Nuneaton and Bedworth
46 mi
13 weeks
Weeks waited by patients treated in August 2026, whole specialty, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.
How we know this
NHS RTT data, August 2026.
Trauma and orthopaedics as a whole, not knee replacement alone.
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