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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
5,624
Seen within 18 weeks
49.2%
Typical (median) wait
18.5 wks
Waiting over a year
330
Waiting over 65 weeks
34
Waiting over 78 weeks
3
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
25%50%75%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%49.2%49.7%April 202151.7%May 202155.9%June 202154.2%July 202155.5%August 202153.1%September 202150.5%October 202149.1%November 202146.2%December 202146.8%January 202245.9%February 202243.9%March 202234.6%April 202335.9%May 202336.0%June 202336.0%July 202335.6%August 202336.9%September 202335.3%October 202333.9%November 202330.0%December 202326.7%January 202427.3%February 202426.9%March 202429.0%April 202431.9%May 202435.5%June 202438.1%July 202440.2%August 202443.5%September 202445.7%October 202446.1%November 202446.6%December 202446.4%January 202547.6%February 202549.5%March 202550.4%April 202552.0%May 202554.4%June 202554.0%July 202553.1%August 202553.4%September 202552.5%October 202552.1%November 202550.5%December 202549.7%January 202648.5%February 202649.2%March 202648.9%April 202648.6%May 202649.2%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for trauma and orthopaedic patients who started treatment in June 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
21.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
39.8%
Patients treated
344
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
18.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.0%
Patients treated
342
in June 2026

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

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