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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
5,501
Seen within 18 weeks
54.0%
Typical (median) wait
16.5 wks
Waiting over a year
48
Waiting over 65 weeks
7
Waiting over 78 weeks
4
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
25%50%75%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%54.0%27.1%April 202132.5%May 202139.6%June 202139.4%July 202139.8%August 202141.1%September 202140.6%October 202142.6%November 202142.3%December 202142.6%January 202244.1%February 202243.5%March 202237.3%April 202339.4%May 202339.2%June 202340.8%July 202341.6%August 202340.5%September 202336.7%October 202337.6%November 202334.3%December 202332.2%January 202435.6%February 202439.3%March 202443.5%April 202444.1%May 202444.5%June 202444.6%July 202443.7%August 202443.1%September 202441.6%October 202442.1%November 202436.4%December 202435.8%January 202535.3%February 202542.4%March 202542.2%April 202542.8%May 202543.7%June 202543.1%July 202540.8%August 202542.3%September 202543.3%October 202544.3%November 202546.1%December 202547.3%January 202650.2%February 202654.0%March 202655.3%April 202656.7%May 202655.7%June 202655.8%July 202654.0%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
29.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
38.8%
Patients treated
219
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
7.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
65.3%
Patients treated
415
in August 2026

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

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