NHS waiting times · Exeter · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital?

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

56weeks

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 Devon & Exeter Hospital

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

  • University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust · Plymouth50w · 34 mi · 6w faster
  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of31w · 65 mi · 25w faster
  • Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust · Bath and North East Somerset38w · 67 mi · 18w faster
  • North Bristol NHS Trust · Bristol, City of41w · 67 mi · 15w faster
  • University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole54w · 67 mi · 2w faster
  • Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust · Cornwall52w · 76 mi · 4w faster

Other hospitals run by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Acute Hospital0 mi
  • Heavitree Hospital1 mi
  • Exmouth Hospital8 mi
  • Crediton Hospital9 mi
  • Ottery St Mary Hospital10 mi
  • Victoria Hospital (Sidmouth)12 mi
  • Moretonhampstead Hospital12 mi
  • Teignmouth Hospital12 mi

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