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Bones, joints and muscles at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Darlington Memorial and University of Durham trauma and orthopaedics waiting times: most people treated waited 9 to 33 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 7 weeks and 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 75% are within 18 weeks.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Trauma and orthopaedics at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 20248.020.26.6
October 20248.925.37.3
November 20249.823.96.5
December 20249.919.87.6
January 202511.620.57.9
February 202511.923.87.1
March 202510.822.26.5
April 202510.225.29.0
May 202510.020.97.0
June 202510.523.36.4
July 202510.724.87.1
August 202512.325.27.7
September 202514.226.78.3
October 202514.122.88.1
November 202513.724.48.5
December 202514.325.89.6
January 202615.326.010.6
February 202616.626.110.7
March 202616.929.89.9
April 202616.025.49.2
May 202615.229.19.8
June 202611.022.29.0
July 202611.331.37.7
August 20269.432.67.4

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 17.9 miles away

2 to 21weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 21 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 3,304 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 14.1 miles away

4 to 33weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 33 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 1,110 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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