Bones, joints and muscles at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Queen Elizabeth and University Hospital Lewisham trauma and orthopaedics waiting times: most people treated waited 15 to 58 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 45 weeks. 63% are within 18 weeks.

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15 to 58weeks

Half seen within 15 weeks, 9 in 10 within 58 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 45 weeks. 830 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 Lewisham and Greenwich NHS 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 202420.266.416.0
October 202414.960.716.2
November 202420.060.416.7
December 202417.659.616.7
January 202515.156.716.8
February 202518.359.316.6
March 202516.759.316.7
April 202514.961.716.6
May 202513.561.417.8
June 202515.259.818.4
July 202518.360.418.7
August 202521.962.020.0
September 202518.058.618.5
October 202518.761.017.7
November 202517.158.216.7
December 202512.958.416.6
January 202617.359.816.5
February 202620.658.116.5
March 202618.754.915.4
April 202610.358.513.7
May 20267.857.513.6
June 20269.757.613.4
July 20269.453.513.4
August 202614.557.713.0

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Kings Oak Hospital

Independent hospital, 15.3 miles away

5 to 18weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 18 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 29 weeks. 163 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital

Independent hospital, 10.4 miles away

5 to 20weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 20 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 157 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Sloane Hospital

Independent hospital, 3.1 miles away

5 to 26weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 26 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 111 people treated in the month.

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

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