NHS waiting times · Sandwell · Trauma & Orthopaedics

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

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Rowley Regis Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

49weeks

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 Rowley Regis Hospital

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

  • Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust · Walsall46w · 4 mi · 3w faster
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Birmingham38w · 6 mi · 11w faster
  • The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust · Dudley42w · 6 mi · 7w faster
  • The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust · Wolverhampton43w · 7 mi · 6w faster
  • The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Birmingham34w · 8 mi · 15w faster
  • George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust · Nuneaton and Bedworth29w · 21 mi · 20w faster

Other hospitals run by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

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

  • Sandwell General Hospital0 mi
  • Midland Metropolitan University Hospital3 mi
  • City Hospital4 mi

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