How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Royal Derby Hospital?
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Derby 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 Royal Derby Hospital
Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to Royal Derby Hospital.
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Chesterfield55w · 23 mi
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust · Nuneaton and Bedworth29w · 28 mi · 26w faster
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · Stoke-on-Trent35w · 30 mi · 20w faster
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust · Walsall46w · 30 mi · 9w faster
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust · Wolverhampton43w · 32 mi · 12w faster
- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust · Sandwell49w · 34 mi · 6w faster
Other hospitals run by University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the wait above applies at these too — your care could be at any of them.
- Kings Treatment Royal Derby Hospital Elective Surgical Hub0 mi
- Babington Hospital8 mi
- Burton Hospital9 mi
- Ripley Hospital10 mi
- St Oswalds Hospital12 mi
- King's Mill Hospital19 mi
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital23 mi
- Buxton Hospital (London Road)29 mi
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