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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,334
Seen within 18 weeks
67.2%
Typical (median) wait
11.7 wks
Waiting over a year
3
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
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%67.2%34.6%April 202139.5%May 202137.9%June 202140.1%July 202148.7%October 202143.9%November 202141.5%December 202138.6%January 202237.3%February 202235.2%March 202242.5%April 202346.3%May 202355.0%June 202359.9%July 202358.6%August 202357.3%September 202357.1%October 202355.4%November 202354.6%December 202353.4%January 202450.9%February 202451.4%March 202448.9%April 202452.8%May 202452.6%June 202454.9%July 202451.9%August 202448.4%September 202449.3%October 202449.7%November 202451.5%December 202453.3%January 202551.0%February 202550.9%March 202550.3%April 202549.7%May 202553.3%June 202555.7%July 202555.0%August 202561.7%September 202564.7%October 202564.2%November 202563.1%December 202565.8%January 202665.6%February 202668.4%March 202664.5%April 202660.2%May 202661.8%June 202665.4%July 202667.2%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
27.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
38.2%
Patients treated
89
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
7.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
72.7%
Patients treated
209
in August 2026

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

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