NHS waiting times · Somerset · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a knee replacement at Yeovil District Hospital?

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

59weeks

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 Yeovil District Hospital

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

  • Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Dorset58w · 18 mi · 1w faster
  • Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust · Bath and North East Somerset38w · 33 mi · 21w faster
  • University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole54w · 33 mi · 5w faster
  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of31w · 36 mi · 28w faster
  • Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust · Wiltshire41w · 37 mi · 18w faster
  • North Bristol NHS Trust · Bristol, City of41w · 38 mi · 18w faster

Other hospitals run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Yeatman Hospital5 mi
  • Bridgwater Hospital20 mi
  • Trinity Hospital20 mi
  • Musgrove Park Hospital22 mi
  • Burnham on Sea Hospital26 mi

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