NHS waiting times · Birmingham · Trauma & Orthopaedics

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

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

34weeks

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 Orthopaedic Hospital

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

  • South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust · Warwick24w · 18 mi · 10w faster
  • George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust · Nuneaton and Bedworth29w · 21 mi · 5w faster
  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of31w · 72 mi · 3w faster
  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside33w · 74 mi · 1w faster
  • Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Kirklees34w · 86 mi
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Camden31w · 99 mi · 3w faster

Other hospitals run by The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Elective Surgical Hub0 mi
  • University Hospital Birmingham2 mi
  • Solihull Hospital8 mi
  • Good Hope Hospital12 mi
  • Droitwich Hospital13 mi

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