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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
10,877
Seen within 18 weeks
50.5%
Typical (median) wait
17.8 wks
Waiting over a year
483
Waiting over 65 weeks
12
Waiting over 78 weeks
1
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
25%50%75%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%50.5%35.3%April 202138.8%May 202140.9%June 202141.0%July 202144.0%August 202141.1%September 202138.7%October 202133.9%November 202128.2%December 202126.7%January 202225.8%February 202227.8%March 202258.5%April 202360.7%May 202360.4%June 202360.5%July 202360.3%August 202361.0%September 202361.8%October 202360.7%November 202358.5%December 202357.5%January 202457.2%February 202457.1%March 202457.8%April 202459.5%May 202457.4%June 202457.5%July 202457.7%August 202457.8%September 202458.5%October 202457.7%November 202454.6%December 202457.3%January 202556.3%February 202553.8%March 202552.6%April 202552.6%May 202551.2%June 202552.9%July 202552.8%August 202551.0%September 202550.3%October 202547.6%November 202548.1%December 202546.0%January 202646.2%February 202649.7%March 202648.6%April 202648.7%May 202650.5%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
39.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
13.7%
Patients treated
183
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
30.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
33.6%
Patients treated
926
in June 2026

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

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