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Leeds General Infirmary and St James trauma and orthopaedics waiting times: most people treated waited 21 to 65 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 16 weeks and 9 in 10 under 49 weeks. 56% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 21 weeks, 9 in 10 within 65 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 16 weeks, 9 in 10 under 49 weeks. 800 people treated in the month.

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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 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, 24 months to August 2026
03570September 2024August 2026

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 202419.967.421.6
October 202428.366.020.6
November 202425.061.819.5
December 202430.165.218.7
January 202516.166.519.8
February 202523.863.519.8
March 202520.464.419.9
April 202515.361.719.6
May 202513.861.318.7
June 202517.962.018.4
July 202518.361.817.9
August 202527.462.117.5
September 202526.861.817.3
October 202529.063.617.1
November 202530.358.916.1
December 202523.061.815.7
January 202624.263.816.1
February 202619.560.615.2
March 202615.063.715.2
April 202618.465.214.7
May 202616.460.815.4
June 202620.761.415.3
July 202618.165.214.9
August 202620.565.015.6

Faster options within 25 miles

Free on the NHS

Huddersfield Private Hospital

Independent hospital, 15.3 miles away

8 to 22weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 22 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 161 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Duchy Hospital (North Yorkshire)

Independent hospital, 12.5 miles away

10 to 40weeks

Half seen within 10 weeks, 9 in 10 within 40 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 53 people treated in the month.

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

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