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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
6,583
Seen within 18 weeks
78.1%
Typical (median) wait
7.4 wks
Waiting over a year
7
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
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%78.1%77.5%April 202179.8%May 202182.1%June 202181.8%July 202184.6%August 202185.8%September 202162.9%October 202164.8%November 202163.7%December 202161.3%January 202259.2%February 202259.2%March 202250.3%April 202356.8%May 202363.9%June 202367.7%July 202365.8%August 202362.5%September 202358.9%October 202356.1%November 202350.5%December 202351.8%January 202453.6%February 202452.2%March 202453.9%April 202457.6%May 202457.0%June 202462.2%July 202463.1%August 202465.3%September 202467.1%October 202468.4%November 202469.1%December 202466.3%January 202565.2%February 202566.8%March 202566.0%April 202567.1%May 202571.7%June 202572.9%July 202572.1%August 202572.6%September 202570.1%October 202570.7%November 202573.2%December 202575.1%January 202675.9%February 202678.1%March 202677.9%April 202678.3%May 202678.9%June 202678.0%July 202678.1%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
31.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
25.7%
Patients treated
268
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
15.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
55.5%
Patients treated
256
in August 2026

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

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