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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: August 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
7,426
Seen within 18 weeks
45.5%
Typical (median) wait
20.8 wks
Waiting over a year
482
Waiting over 65 weeks
50
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%45.5%36.3%April 202145.6%May 202145.4%June 202148.9%July 202151.8%August 202154.2%September 202154.9%October 202154.7%November 202154.1%December 202153.9%January 202254.8%February 202257.4%March 202252.1%April 202351.9%May 202351.8%June 202349.5%July 202349.5%August 202349.5%September 202348.1%October 202348.4%November 202345.4%December 202344.7%January 202447.6%February 202447.5%March 202448.0%April 202447.3%May 202445.6%June 202442.2%July 202442.9%August 202445.3%September 202443.5%October 202444.8%November 202444.2%December 202442.8%January 202540.6%February 202540.1%March 202541.2%April 202543.9%May 202545.9%June 202545.3%July 202543.4%August 202543.5%September 202544.3%October 202544.2%November 202544.1%December 202543.5%January 202643.7%February 202643.5%March 202643.3%April 202642.8%May 202642.0%June 202645.0%July 202645.5%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for trauma and orthopaedic patients who started treatment in August 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
33.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
42.2%
Patients treated
192
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
22.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
48.0%
Patients treated
200
in August 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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