NHS waiting times · Stevenage · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Queen Elizabeth I I Hospital?

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, which runs Queen Elizabeth I I Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

55weeks

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 Queen Elizabeth I I Hospital

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

  • Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust · Harrow38w · 12 mi · 17w faster
  • The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · Harlow51w · 12 mi · 4w faster
  • West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Watford52w · 13 mi · 3w faster
  • Whittington Health NHS Trust · Islington37w · 15 mi · 18w faster
  • London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust · Brent52w · 15 mi · 3w faster
  • Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust · Camden53w · 16 mi · 2w faster

Other hospitals run by East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

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

  • Lister Hospital10 mi
  • Bishops Wood Hospital16 mi

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