Knee replacement · Southend-on-Sea · Trauma and orthopaedics
Knee replacement waiting time at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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weeks
Actual referral-to-treatment wait in August 2026.
NHS RTT data, August 2026
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No change, you keep your current place. 35 weeks typical wait here.
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About knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a condition that makes joints painful and stiff. In the knee, the protective cartilage on the ends of the bones breaks down, which causes pain, stiffness and problems moving the joint.
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How long people have been waiting
3,260
8,113
0 to 18 weeks
Over 18 weeks
People on the trauma and orthopaedics waiting list now, split by whether they have passed the 18-week target, August 2026. Whole specialty.
NHS hospitals near Southend-on-Sea
Southend Hospital (current)
0 mi
35 weeks
Medway NHS Foundation Trust · Medway
14 mi
31 weeks
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · Maidstone
21 mi
21 weeks
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Colchester
26 mi
30 weeks
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · Harlow
30 mi
30 weeks
Barts Health NHS Trust · Tower Hamlets
32 mi
32 weeks
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Hackney
32 mi
34 weeks
Weeks waited by patients treated in August 2026, whole specialty, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.
How we know this
NHS RTT data, August 2026.
Trauma and orthopaedics as a whole, not knee replacement alone.
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