How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Princess Royal Hospital?
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs Princess Royal 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 Princess Royal Hospital
Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to Princess Royal Hospital.
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust · Wolverhampton43w · 19 mi · 5w faster
- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust · Dudley42w · 22 mi · 6w faster
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust · Walsall46w · 23 mi · 2w faster
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · Stoke-on-Trent35w · 24 mi · 13w faster
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Birmingham38w · 30 mi · 10w faster
- The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Birmingham34w · 31 mi · 14w faster
Other hospitals run by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Same trust, so the wait above applies at these too — your care could be at any of them.
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital12 mi
- Bridgnorth Hospital13 mi
See every NHS trust ranked by knee replacement wait →
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