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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
14,784
Seen within 18 weeks
54.3%
Typical (median) wait
15.7 wks
Waiting over a year
683
Waiting over 65 weeks
48
Waiting over 78 weeks
2
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%54.3%53.2%April 202154.7%May 202156.5%June 202155.8%July 202155.5%August 202152.5%September 202154.7%October 202152.9%November 202148.6%December 202147.5%January 202245.7%February 202245.3%March 202250.6%April 202351.3%May 202353.2%June 202352.8%July 202352.3%August 202351.9%September 202351.8%October 202351.4%November 202349.9%December 202349.9%January 202450.1%February 202450.8%March 202453.6%April 202455.1%May 202455.4%June 202456.1%July 202454.5%August 202454.9%September 202454.0%October 202452.2%November 202453.6%December 202450.3%January 202551.0%February 202551.2%March 202550.3%April 202554.5%May 202555.4%June 202556.8%July 202556.5%August 202557.4%September 202556.5%October 202555.8%November 202555.7%December 202554.1%January 202655.0%February 202658.1%March 202658.3%April 202657.9%May 202658.2%June 202655.1%July 202654.3%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
30.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
30.0%
Patients treated
253
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
9.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
69.0%
Patients treated
1,506
in August 2026

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

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