NHS waiting times · Salford · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Oaklands Hospital?

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Oaklands Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

54weeks

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 Oaklands Hospital

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

  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester50w · 4 mi · 4w faster
  • Bolton NHS Foundation Trust · Bolton47w · 6 mi · 7w faster
  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside33w · 10 mi · 21w faster
  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport41w · 11 mi · 13w faster
  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan38w · 13 mi · 16w faster
  • North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust · Warrington51w · 14 mi · 3w faster

Other hospitals run by Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Trafford General Hospital3 mi
  • North Manchester General Hospital4 mi
  • Manchester Royal Infirmary4 mi
  • Bridgewater Hospital4 mi
  • Royal Bolton Hospital6 mi
  • Wythenshawe Hospital7 mi
  • Fairfield General Hospital8 mi
  • Leigh Infirmary8 mi

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