NHS waiting times · Sunderland · Trauma & Orthopaedics

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

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Sunderland Royal Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

43weeks

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 Sunderland Royal Hospital

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

  • Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Tyneside36w · 9 mi · 7w faster
  • North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool31w · 16 mi · 12w faster
  • South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough32w · 25 mi · 11w faster
  • Airedale NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford35w · 73 mi · 8w faster
  • Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Kirklees34w · 88 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.

  • South Tyneside District Hospital5 mi
  • Primrose Hill Hospital5 mi
  • Monkton Hall Hospital6 mi
  • University Hospital of North Durham11 mi
  • University Hospital of Hartlepool16 mi
  • Shotley Bridge Hospital17 mi
  • Bishop Auckland Hospital20 mi

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