NHS waiting times · Manchester · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Trafford General Hospital?

The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Trafford General Hospital, and it is the wait that applies to you here.

50weeks

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 Trafford General Hospital

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

  • Bolton NHS Foundation Trust · Bolton47w · 7 mi · 3w faster
  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport41w · 11 mi · 9w faster
  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside33w · 13 mi · 17w faster
  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan38w · 13 mi · 12w faster
  • East Cheshire NHS Trust · Cheshire East49w · 16 mi · 1w faster
  • Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Knowsley37w · 17 mi · 13w faster

Other hospitals run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Manchester Royal Infirmary6 mi
  • Wythenshawe Hospital6 mi
  • North Manchester General Hospital7 mi
  • Fairfield General Hospital11 mi
  • Royal Oldham Hospital12 mi
  • Rochdale Infirmary15 mi
  • Birch Hill Hospital16 mi

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