Meniscus surgery · Cumberland · Trauma and orthopaedics
Meniscus surgery waiting time at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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weeks
Actual referral-to-treatment wait in August 2026.
NHS RTT data, August 2026
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No change, you keep your current place. 34 weeks typical wait here.
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About meniscus tear
The menisci are two C-shaped pads of cartilage inside the knee that act as shock absorbers. A tear can happen suddenly, often from twisting the knee, or develop gradually through wear with age.
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How long people have been waiting
1,752
1,160
0 to 18 weeks
Over 18 weeks
People on the trauma and orthopaedics waiting list now, split by whether they have passed the 18-week target, August 2026. Whole specialty.
Before treatment: the MRI queue
An MRI scan is one of the scans often used before treatment, and it is a separate NHS queue. At North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust the typical MRI wait is 2 weeks, with 7% waiting over six weeks (August 2026).
See the full MRI queue at Cumberland Infirmary and faster scan alternativesNHS hospitals near Cumberland
Cumberland Infirmary (current)
0 mi
34 weeks
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Newcastle upon Tyne
55 mi
23 weeks
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Gateshead
55 mi
29 weeks
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Tyneside
60 mi
17 weeks
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust · Sunderland
61 mi
25 weeks
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool
70 mi
18 weeks
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough
74 mi
15 weeks
Weeks waited by patients treated in August 2026, whole specialty, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.
How we know this
NHS RTT data, August 2026.
Trauma and orthopaedics as a whole, not meniscus surgery alone.
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