How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Royal Sussex County Hospital?
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Sussex County 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 Sussex County Hospital
Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to Royal Sussex County Hospital.
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Reigate and Banstead42w · 28 mi · 11w faster
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Hastings44w · 30 mi · 9w faster
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust · Croydon41w · 39 mi · 12w faster
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust · Sutton41w · 39 mi · 12w faster
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · Maidstone37w · 41 mi · 16w faster
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wandsworth47w · 42 mi · 6w faster
Other hospitals run by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the wait above applies at these too — your care could be at any of them.
- Brighton General Hospital1 mi
- Lewes Victoria Hospital6 mi
- Southlands Hospital6 mi
- Worthing Hospital11 mi
- Princess Royal Hospital12 mi
- St Richards Hospital28 mi
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