NHS waiting times · Trauma & Orthopaedics
Sciatica waiting times, hospital by hospital
Updated August 2026 · (Referral to Treatment: the NHS wait-time framework)
The NHS does not publish waiting times for individual hospitals. Each wait below is the figure for the NHS trust that runs that hospital, so hospitals run by the same trust share one number.
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- Broadgreen HospitalLiverpool13 weeks
- George Eliot HospitalNuneaton and Bedworth13 weeks
- Royal Liverpool University HospitalLiverpool13 weeks
- University Hospital AintreeLiverpool13 weeks
- Stratford HospitalStratford-on-Avon14 weeks
- Warwick HospitalWarwick14 weeks
- Friarage HospitalNorth Yorkshire15 weeks
- Good Hope HospitalSutton Coldfield15 weeks
- Heartlands HospitalBirmingham15 weeks
- Queen Elizabeth HospitalBirmingham15 weeks
- Solihull HospitalSolihull15 weeks
- The James Cook University HospitalMiddlesbrough15 weeks
- Hospital for Tropical DiseasesCamden16 weeks
- Leigh InfirmaryWigan16 weeks
- Royal Albert Edward InfirmaryWigan16 weeks
- UCLH Outreach: St Pancras HospitalCamden16 weeks
- University College HospitalCamden16 weeks
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland StreetCamden16 weeks
- Wrightington HospitalWest Lancashire16 weeks
- Arrowe Park HospitalWirral17 weeks
- Calderdale Royal HospitalCalderdale17 weeks
- Clatterbridge HospitalWirral17 weeks
- Hexham General HospitalNorthumberland17 weeks
- Huddersfield Royal InfirmaryKirklees17 weeks
- James Paget University HospitalGreat Yarmouth17 weeks
- North Tyneside General HospitalNorth Tyneside17 weeks
- Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care HospitalNorthumberland17 weeks
- Royal National Orthopaedic HospitalHarrow17 weeks
- Wansbeck General HospitalNorthumberland17 weeks
- Amersham HospitalBuckinghamshire18 weeks
- Charing Cross HospitalHammersmith and Fulham18 weeks
- Hammersmith HospitalHammersmith and Fulham18 weeks
- St Mary's HospitalWestminster18 weeks
- Stoke Mandeville HospitalBuckinghamshire18 weeks
- Tameside General HospitalTameside18 weeks
- University Hospital of HartlepoolHartlepool18 weeks
- University Hospital of North TeesStockton-on-Tees18 weeks
- Wycombe HospitalBuckinghamshire18 weeks
- County HospitalStafford19 weeks
- Dewsbury & District HospitalKirklees19 weeks
- Ormskirk and District General HospitalWest Lancashire19 weeks
- Pinderfields General HospitalWakefield19 weeks
- Pontefract General InfirmaryWakefield19 weeks
- Royal Stoke University HospitalStoke-on-Trent19 weeks
- Southport and Formby District General HospitalSefton19 weeks
- St Helens HospitalSt. Helens19 weeks
- Whiston HospitalKnowsley19 weeks
- Milton Keynes HospitalMilton Keynes20 weeks
- Hinchingbrooke HospitalHuntingdonshire21 weeks
- King's Mill HospitalAshfield21 weeks
- Newark HospitalNewark and Sherwood21 weeks
- Peterborough City HospitalPeterborough21 weeks
- Salisbury District HospitalWiltshire21 weeks
- St George's HospitalWandsworth21 weeks
- The Maidstone HospitalMaidstone21 weeks
- The Tunbridge Wells HospitalTunbridge Wells21 weeks
- Airedale General HospitalBradford22 weeks
- Bradford Royal InfirmaryBradford23 weeks
- Bristol Royal InfirmaryBristol, City of23 weeks
- Cannock Chase HospitalCannock Chase23 weeks
- Christchurch HospitalBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole23 weeks
- Freeman HospitalNewcastle upon Tyne23 weeks
- New Cross HospitalWolverhampton23 weeks
- Poole HospitalBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole23 weeks
- Royal Bournemouth HospitalBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole23 weeks
- St Lukes HospitalBradford23 weeks
- St Mary's HospitalBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole23 weeks
- St Michael's HospitalBristol, City of23 weeks
- Stepping Hill HospitalStockport23 weeks
- The Royal Victoria InfirmaryNewcastle upon Tyne23 weeks
- Weston General HospitalNorth Somerset23 weeks
- Barnsley HospitalBarnsley24 weeks
- Croydon University HospitalCroydon24 weeks
- Dorothy Pattison HospitalWalsall24 weeks
- Guest HospitalDudley24 weeks
- Kingston HospitalKingston upon Thames24 weeks
- Russells Hall HospitalDudley24 weeks
- Walsall Manor HospitalWalsall24 weeks
- Conquest HospitalHastings25 weeks
- Eastbourne District General HospitalEastbourne25 weeks
- Epsom HospitalEpsom and Ewell25 weeks
- Leatherhead HospitalMole Valley25 weeks
- Queen Alexandra HospitalPortsmouth25 weeks
- South Tyneside District HospitalSouth Tyneside25 weeks
- St Helier HospitalSutton25 weeks
- Sunderland Royal HospitalSunderland25 weeks
- Addenbrooke's HospitalCambridge26 weeks
- Diana, Princess of Wales HospitalNorth East Lincolnshire26 weeks
- Goole & District HospitalEast Riding of Yorkshire26 weeks
- Guy's HospitalSouthwark26 weeks
- Harrogate District HospitalNorth Yorkshire26 weeks
- Scunthorpe General HospitalNorth Lincolnshire26 weeks
- St Thomas' HospitalLambeth26 weeks
- Crawley HospitalCrawley27 weeks
- East Surrey HospitalReigate and Banstead27 weeks
- The Whittington HospitalIslington27 weeks
- Countess of Chester HospitalCheshire West and Chester28 weeks
- Royal Bolton HospitalBolton28 weeks
- King's College HospitalLambeth29 weeks
- Manchester Royal InfirmaryManchester29 weeks
- North Manchester General HospitalManchester29 weeks
- Orpington HospitalBromley29 weeks
- Princess Royal University HospitalBromley29 weeks
- Queen Elizabeth HospitalGateshead29 weeks
- Trafford General HospitalTrafford29 weeks
- Wythenshawe HospitalManchester29 weeks
- Colchester General HospitalColchester30 weeks
- Fairfield General HospitalBury30 weeks
- Hospital of St CrossRugby30 weeks
- Ipswich HospitalIpswich30 weeks
- Princess Alexandra HospitalHarlow30 weeks
- Princess Anne HospitalSouthampton30 weeks
- Princess Royal HospitalTelford30 weeks
- Rochdale InfirmaryRochdale30 weeks
- Royal Shrewsbury HospitalShropshire30 weeks
- Southampton General HospitalSouthampton30 weeks
- The Royal Oldham HospitalOldham30 weeks
- University HospitalCoventry30 weeks
- Burnley General HospitalBurnley31 weeks
- Chapel Allerton HospitalLeeds31 weeks
- City HospitalBirmingham31 weeks
- County Hospital LouthEast Lindsey31 weeks
- Grantham & District HospitalGrantham31 weeks
- Hereford County HospitalHerefordshire, County of31 weeks
- Johnson HospitalSouth Holland31 weeks
- Kettering General HospitalNorth Northamptonshire31 weeks
- Leeds General InfirmaryLeeds31 weeks
- Lincoln County HospitalLincoln31 weeks
- Medway Maritime HospitalMedway31 weeks
- Midland Metropolitan University HospitalSandwell31 weeks
- Pilgrim HospitalBoston31 weeks
- Queen's Hospital BurtonBurton upon Trent31 weeks
- Rowley Regis HospitalSandwell31 weeks
- Royal Blackburn HospitalBlackburn with Darwen31 weeks
- Royal Derby HospitalDerby31 weeks
- Sandwell General HospitalSandwell31 weeks
- St James's University HospitalLeeds31 weeks
- Wharfedale HospitalLeeds31 weeks
- Ashford HospitalSpelthorne32 weeks
- Bridlington and District HospitalEast Riding of Yorkshire32 weeks
- Chorley & South Ribble HospitalChorley32 weeks
- Mile End HospitalTower Hamlets32 weeks
- Newham General HospitalNewham32 weeks
- Royal Cornwall HospitalCornwall32 weeks
- Royal Preston HospitalPreston32 weeks
- Scarborough General HospitalNorth Yorkshire32 weeks
- St Austell Surgical HubCornwall32 weeks
- St Bartholomew's HospitalCity of London32 weeks
- St Peter's HospitalRunnymede32 weeks
- The Royal London HospitalTower Hamlets32 weeks
- West Cornwall HospitalCornwall32 weeks
- Whipps Cross University HospitalWaltham Forest32 weeks
- York HospitalYork32 weeks
- Basingstoke and North Hampshire HospitalBasingstoke and Deane33 weeks
- Basingstoke General HospitalTest Valley33 weeks
- Bedford HospitalBedford33 weeks
- Luton & Dunstable HospitalLuton33 weeks
- Macclesfield District General HospitalCheshire East33 weeks
- Royal Hampshire County HospitalWinchester33 weeks
- Winchester County HospitalTest Valley33 weeks
- Cumberland InfirmaryCumberland34 weeks
- Halton HospitalHalton34 weeks
- Homerton University HospitalHackney34 weeks
- Warrington HospitalWarrington34 weeks
- West Cumberland HospitalCumberland34 weeks
- Basildon HospitalBasildon35 weeks
- Broomfield HospitalChelmsford35 weeks
- Central Middlesex HospitalBrent35 weeks
- Churchill HospitalOxford35 weeks
- Darlington Memorial HospitalDarlington35 weeks
- Horton General HospitalCherwell35 weeks
- John Radcliffe HospitalOxford35 weeks
- Northwick Park HospitalBrent35 weeks
- Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreOxford35 weeks
- Shotley Bridge HospitalCounty Durham35 weeks
- Southend HospitalSouthend-on-Sea35 weeks
- University Hospital of North DurhamCounty Durham35 weeks
- Blackpool Victoria HospitalBlackpool36 weeks
- Castle Hill HospitalEast Riding of Yorkshire36 weeks
- Hull Royal InfirmaryKingston upon Hull, City of36 weeks
- Bridgwater HospitalSomerset37 weeks
- Musgrove Park HospitalSomerset37 weeks
- Yeovil District HospitalSomerset37 weeks
- Chelsea & Westminster HospitalKensington and Chelsea38 weeks
- The Great Western HospitalSwindon38 weeks
- West Middlesex University HospitalHounslow38 weeks
- West Suffolk HospitalWest Suffolk38 weeks
- Brighton General HospitalBrighton and Hove39 weeks
- King George HospitalRedbridge39 weeks
- Princess Royal HospitalMid Sussex39 weeks
- Queen's HospitalHavering39 weeks
- Royal Sussex County HospitalBrighton and Hove39 weeks
- Southlands HospitalAdur39 weeks
- St Albans City HospitalSt Albans39 weeks
- St Richards HospitalChichester39 weeks
- Watford General HospitalWatford39 weeks
- Worthing HospitalWorthing39 weeks
- Frimley Park HospitalSurrey Heath40 weeks
- Heatherwood HospitalWindsor and Maidenhead40 weeks
- North Devon District HospitalNorth Devon40 weeks
- Royal Devon & Exeter HospitalExeter40 weeks
- Wexham Park HospitalSlough40 weeks
- Barnet HospitalBarnet41 weeks
- Chase Farm HospitalEnfield41 weeks
- Furness General HospitalWestmorland and Furness41 weeks
- Hillingdon HospitalHillingdon41 weeks
- North Middlesex HospitalEnfield41 weeks
- Royal Free HospitalCamden41 weeks
- Royal Lancaster InfirmaryLancaster41 weeks
- Westmorland General HospitalWestmorland and Furness41 weeks
- Chesterfield Royal HospitalChesterfield42 weeks
- The Queen Elizabeth HospitalKing's Lynn and West Norfolk42 weeks
- Alexandra HospitalRedditch43 weeks
- Cheltenham General HospitalCheltenham43 weeks
- Gloucestershire Royal HospitalGloucester43 weeks
- Kidderminster HospitalWyre Forest43 weeks
- Lister HospitalStevenage43 weeks
- Queen Elizabeth I I HospitalWelwyn Hatfield43 weeks
- Royal Surrey County HospitalGuildford43 weeks
- Worcestershire Royal HospitalWorcester43 weeks
- Kent & Canterbury HospitalCanterbury46 weeks
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother HospitalThanet46 weeks
- William Harvey HospitalAshford46 weeks
- Darent Valley HospitalDartford49 weeks
- Queen Elizabeth HospitalGreenwich49 weeks
- Queen Marys HospitalBexley49 weeks
- Rotherham District General HospitalRotherham49 weeks
- St Mary's HospitalIsle of Wight49 weeks
- University Hospital LewishamLewisham49 weeks
- Dorset County HospitalDorset50 weeks
- Glenfield HospitalLeicester50 weeks
- Leicester General HospitalLeicester50 weeks
- Leicester Royal InfirmaryLeicester50 weeks
- St Lukes HospitalHarborough50 weeks
- Cromer HospitalNorth Norfolk58 weeks
- Norfolk & Norwich University HospitalSouth Norfolk58 weeks
- Bassetlaw HospitalBassetlaw59 weeks
- Doncaster Royal InfirmaryDoncaster59 weeks
- Montagu HospitalDoncaster59 weeks
- Nottingham City HospitalNottingham68 weeks
- Queen's Medical CentreNottingham68 weeks
Hospitals with no usable figure
These trusts do not publish a wait we can compare fairly to a sciatica, so we show no number rather than a misleading one. Each page explains why.
- Derriford Hospital · PlymouthDoes not report orthopaedic waiting times to NHS England.
- Leighton Hospital · Cheshire EastPublishes a figure, but from too few completed pathways to be reliable.
- Lymington Hospital · New ForestDoes not report orthopaedic waiting times to NHS England.
- Northampton General Hospital · West NorthamptonshireDoes not report orthopaedic waiting times to NHS England.
- Northern General Hospital · SheffieldDoes not report orthopaedic waiting times to NHS England.
- Royal Berkshire Hospital · ReadingPublishes a figure, but its case mix is too unlike a hip or knee replacement to compare fairly.
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital · SheffieldDoes not report orthopaedic waiting times to NHS England.
- Royal South Hants Hospital · SouthamptonDoes not report orthopaedic waiting times to NHS England.
- Torbay Hospital · TorbayDoes not report orthopaedic waiting times to NHS England.
- Torbay Hospital Annexe · TorbayDoes not report orthopaedic waiting times to NHS England.
- Victoria Infirmary · Cheshire West and ChesterPublishes a figure, but from too few completed pathways to be reliable.
- Weston Park Hospital · SheffieldDoes not report orthopaedic waiting times to NHS England.
242 hospitals with a published wait, plus 12 without. Each figure is how long 8 in 10 patients wait for the whole Trauma & Orthopaedics specialty at the trust that runs the hospital, from GP referral to the start of treatment: the NHS does not publish a wait for sciatica on its own. One hospital per trust for now; larger trusts run several.
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