NHS waiting times · Worcester · Trauma & Orthopaedics

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

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

58weeks

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 Worcestershire Royal Hospital

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

  • The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Birmingham34w · 18 mi · 24w faster
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Birmingham38w · 21 mi · 20w faster
  • Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Cheltenham49w · 21 mi · 9w faster
  • The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust · Dudley42w · 22 mi · 16w faster
  • Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust · Sandwell49w · 23 mi · 9w faster
  • Wye Valley NHS Trust · Herefordshire, County of52w · 24 mi · 6w faster

Other hospitals run by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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

  • Alexandra Hospital Elective Surgical Hub13 mi
  • Alexandra Hospital13 mi
  • Kidderminster Hospital14 mi

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