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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,319
Seen within 18 weeks
55.2%
Typical (median) wait
15.7 wks
Waiting over a year
54
Waiting over 65 weeks
4
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%55.2%59.9%April 202162.8%May 202164.7%June 202165.0%July 202165.3%August 202166.4%September 202167.1%October 202169.8%November 202168.2%December 202168.6%January 202267.8%February 202266.1%March 202261.7%April 202364.3%May 202364.4%June 202363.3%July 202361.9%August 202359.9%September 202360.3%October 202358.9%November 202353.9%December 202352.8%January 202448.5%February 202445.0%March 202444.9%April 202447.7%May 202446.8%June 202447.4%July 202445.8%August 202447.0%September 202447.6%October 202448.1%November 202447.7%December 202446.8%January 202546.9%February 202549.3%March 202550.7%April 202551.7%May 202552.2%June 202549.6%July 202551.9%August 202555.6%September 202557.6%October 202558.4%November 202558.5%December 202560.6%January 202661.2%February 202663.5%March 202651.5%April 202651.5%May 202651.7%June 202653.9%July 202655.2%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
28.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
33.7%
Patients treated
95
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
22.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
44.6%
Patients treated
177
in August 2026

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

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