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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
10,240
Seen within 18 weeks
74.6%
Typical (median) wait
7.4 wks
Waiting over a year
176
Waiting over 65 weeks
3
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%74.6%53.2%April 202177.1%May 202179.5%June 202181.9%July 202182.4%August 202183.0%September 202187.7%October 202188.2%November 202187.8%December 202188.0%January 202287.1%February 202287.6%March 202278.4%April 202380.3%May 202380.7%June 202380.7%July 202382.5%August 202384.6%September 202385.2%October 202385.7%November 202384.5%December 202383.8%January 202483.4%February 202483.1%March 202481.2%April 202482.0%May 202480.2%June 202480.4%July 202481.4%August 202480.3%September 202480.8%October 202481.3%November 202481.6%December 202480.8%January 202581.1%February 202581.4%March 202578.4%April 202584.1%May 202584.7%June 202586.5%July 202587.0%August 202587.7%September 202586.1%October 202584.7%November 202583.7%December 202581.2%January 202677.4%February 202677.2%March 202678.7%April 202678.2%May 202674.3%June 202675.3%July 202674.6%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
34.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
19.2%
Patients treated
151
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
9.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
77.9%
Patients treated
2,820
in August 2026

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

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