NHS waiting times · Nuneaton and Bedworth · Trauma & Orthopaedics

How long is the wait for a meniscus surgery at George Eliot Hospital?

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

29weeks

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 meniscus surgery on its own.

Before treatment: the scan wait too

4weekstypical MRI wait · June 2026

An MRI scan is a separate NHS queue from the treatment wait above, and it comes first. At George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust the typical MRI wait is 4 weeks, with 28% waiting over six weeks (June 2026).

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Faster hospitals within 100 miles of George Eliot Hospital

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

  • South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust · Warwick24w · 16 mi · 5w faster

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