NHS waiting times · Guildford · Trauma & Orthopaedics

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

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Surrey County 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 Surrey County Hospital

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

  • Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust · Surrey Heath55w · 8 mi · 1w faster
  • Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Runnymede53w · 10 mi · 3w faster
  • Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust · Kingston upon Thames49w · 18 mi · 7w faster
  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Reigate and Banstead42w · 19 mi · 14w faster
  • Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust · Sutton41w · 21 mi · 15w faster
  • The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Hillingdon46w · 21 mi · 10w faster

Other hospitals run by Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Farnham Road Hospital1 mi
  • Mount Alvernia Hospital2 mi
  • Milford Hospital5 mi
  • Farnham Hospital8 mi
  • Frimley Park Hospital8 mi
  • Cranleigh Village Hospital9 mi
  • Runneymede Hospital10 mi
  • St. Peters Hospital10 mi

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