How long is the wait for a knee replacement at North Manchester General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs North Manchester General Hospital, 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 North Manchester General Hospital
Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to North Manchester General Hospital.
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside33w · 7 mi · 17w faster
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust · Bolton47w · 9 mi · 3w faster
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport41w · 10 mi · 9w faster
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan38w · 17 mi · 12w faster
- East Cheshire NHS Trust · Cheshire East49w · 18 mi · 1w faster
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Kirklees34w · 19 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.
- Manchester Royal Infirmary4 mi
- Royal Oldham Hospital5 mi
- Fairfield General Hospital6 mi
- Trafford General Hospital7 mi
- Rochdale Infirmary8 mi
- Wythenshawe Hospital9 mi
- Birch Hill Hospital10 mi
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