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Sciatica  ·  West Northamptonshire ·  Trauma and orthopaedics

Sciatica waiting time at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

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17
weeks
Actual referral-to-treatment wait in July 2026.
NHS RTT data, July 2026

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About sciatica

Sciatica is pain caused by irritation or pressure on the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back down through the buttock and into each leg.

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More about Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

How long people have been waiting

1,616
1,187
0 to 18 wks
Over 18 wks
People on the trauma and orthopaedics waiting list now, split by whether they have passed the 18-week target, July 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 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust the typical MRI wait is 4 wks, with 35% waiting over six weeks (July 2026).

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NHS hospitals near West Northamptonshire

Northampton General Hospital (current)
0 mi
17 wks
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust · Warwick
30 mi
13 wks
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust · Harrow
48 mi
17 wks
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Westminster
58 mi
15 wks
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Camden
59 mi
15 wks
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wandsworth
64 mi
9 wks
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · Stoke-on-Trent
77 mi
16 wks
Weeks waited by patients treated in July 2026, whole specialty, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.

How we know this

NHS RTT data, July 2026.
Trauma and orthopaedics as a whole, not sciatica alone.
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