How long is the wait for a knee replacement at The Royal London Hospital?
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs The Royal London 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 The Royal London Hospital
Distances are straight-line from this hospital's own location, so this list is specific to The Royal London Hospital.
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Hackney52w · 2 mi · 3w faster
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Camden31w · 3 mi · 24w faster
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · Lambeth46w · 3 mi · 9w faster
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Lambeth49w · 4 mi · 6w faster
- Whittington Health NHS Trust · Islington37w · 5 mi · 18w faster
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Westminster49w · 5 mi · 6w faster
Other hospitals run by Barts Health NHS Trust
Same trust, so the wait above applies at these too — your care could be at any of them.
- Mile End Hospital1 mi
- St Bartholomew's Hospital2 mi
- Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub4 mi
- Newham General Hospital4 mi
- Whipps Cross University Hospital5 mi
- Wanstead Hospital6 mi
- Roding Hospital6 mi
- Chingford Hospital7 mi
See every NHS trust ranked by knee replacement wait →
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