How long is the wait for a knee replacement at South Tyneside District Hospital?
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, which runs South Tyneside District 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 South Tyneside District Hospital
Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to South Tyneside District Hospital.
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Tyneside36w · 4 mi · 7w faster
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool31w · 20 mi · 12w faster
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough32w · 30 mi · 11w faster
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford35w · 77 mi · 8w faster
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Kirklees34w · 92 mi · 9w faster
Other hospitals run by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the wait above applies at these too — your care could be at any of them.
- Sunderland Royal Hospital5 mi
- University Hospital of North Durham14 mi
See every NHS trust ranked by knee replacement wait →
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