NHS waiting times · Exeter · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a knee replacement at North Devon District Hospital?

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which runs North Devon District Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

56weeks

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 North Devon District Hospital

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

  • University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust · Plymouth50w · 47 mi · 6w faster
  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of31w · 68 mi · 25w faster
  • North Bristol NHS Trust · Bristol, City of41w · 69 mi · 15w faster
  • Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust · Cornwall52w · 73 mi · 4w faster
  • Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust · Bath and North East Somerset38w · 75 mi · 18w faster
  • Wye Valley NHS Trust · Herefordshire, County of52w · 88 mi · 4w faster

Other hospitals run by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Tiverton and District Hospital27 mi
  • Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital35 mi
  • Heavitree Hospital35 mi
  • Honiton Hospital43 mi
  • Exmouth Hospital43 mi
  • Victoria Hospital45 mi
  • Axminster Hospital51 mi

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