How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Rochdale Infirmary?
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Rochdale Infirmary, 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 Rochdale Infirmary
Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to Rochdale Infirmary.
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside33w · 10 mi · 21w faster
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester50w · 11 mi · 4w faster
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust · Bolton47w · 12 mi · 7w faster
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Kirklees34w · 14 mi · 20w faster
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust · Blackburn with Darwen51w · 15 mi · 3w faster
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport41w · 17 mi · 13w 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.
- Birch Hill Hospital2 mi
- Fairfield General Hospital4 mi
- The Royal Oldham Hospital5 mi
- Oaklands Hospital11 mi
See every NHS trust ranked by knee replacement wait →
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