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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
10,102
Seen within 18 weeks
49.2%
Typical (median) wait
18.3 wks
Waiting over a year
605
Waiting over 65 weeks
86
Waiting over 78 weeks
6
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%49.2%34.6%April 202137.9%May 202139.7%June 202142.5%July 202142.3%August 202141.8%September 202142.8%October 202140.9%November 202138.2%December 202138.6%January 202236.4%February 202234.7%March 202245.0%April 202345.5%May 202347.7%June 202349.3%July 202350.0%August 202350.5%September 202348.3%October 202347.6%November 202346.0%December 202345.6%January 202445.5%February 202444.4%March 202444.5%April 202445.0%May 202445.5%June 202447.4%July 202447.8%August 202448.1%September 202448.3%October 202448.7%November 202448.6%December 202447.0%January 202547.3%February 202547.2%March 202545.3%April 202546.9%May 202548.2%June 202547.5%July 202547.8%August 202548.4%September 202548.7%October 202549.6%November 202548.7%December 202547.5%January 202648.0%February 202647.6%March 202647.2%April 202648.9%May 202648.8%June 202649.2%July 202649.2%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
40.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
27.1%
Patients treated
498
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
21.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
42.6%
Patients treated
678
in August 2026

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

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