NHS waiting times · Bolton · Trauma & Orthopaedics

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

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

47weeks

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 Royal Bolton Hospital

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

  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan38w · 8 mi · 9w faster
  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside33w · 15 mi · 14w faster
  • Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Knowsley37w · 17 mi · 10w faster
  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport41w · 17 mi · 6w faster
  • Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Kirklees34w · 26 mi · 13w faster
  • Airedale NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford35w · 30 mi · 12w faster

Other hospitals run by Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Beaumont Hospital3 mi
  • Leigh Infirmary5 mi
  • Salford Royal Hospital6 mi
  • Wrightington Hospital12 mi
  • Beardwood Hospital14 mi

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