NHS waiting times · Buckinghamshire · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Stoke Mandeville Hospital?

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

51weeks

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 Stoke Mandeville Hospital

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

  • Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Milton Keynes38w · 16 mi · 13w faster
  • Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust · Harrow38w · 24 mi · 13w faster
  • The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Hillingdon46w · 24 mi · 5w faster
  • Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust · West Northamptonshire41w · 30 mi · 10w faster
  • Whittington Health NHS Trust · Islington37w · 33 mi · 14w faster
  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Westminster49w · 33 mi · 2w faster

Other hospitals run by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

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

  • Wycombe Hospital12 mi
  • Amersham Hospital12 mi

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