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North Downs Hospital trauma and orthopaedics waiting times: most people treated waited 14 to 35 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 71% are within 18 weeks.

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North Downs Hospital

Independent hospital

14 to 35weeks

Half seen within 14 weeks, 9 in 10 within 35 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 102 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 North Downs Hospital, 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 202414.552.116.4
October 202414.353.317.2
November 202416.352.213.7
December 202419.544.514.8
January 202516.048.114.3
February 202519.559.114.5
March 202517.856.213.8
April 202518.538.912.1
May 202517.646.212.1
June 202513.736.413.1
July 202513.832.813.4
August 202517.340.214.4
September 202512.838.314.5
October 202516.639.012.3
November 202517.341.111.8
December 202513.737.513.3
January 202618.847.113.6
February 202615.036.712.9
March 202610.826.813.1
April 202619.345.612.2
May 202620.240.711.5
June 202619.737.610.7
July 202617.940.711.3
August 202614.035.411.2

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital

Independent hospital, 21.2 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.

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Sloane Hospital

Independent hospital, 9.9 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.

Free on the NHS

Hendon Hospital

Independent hospital, 23 miles away

6 to 21weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 21 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 103 people treated in the month.

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

This page as JSON. Trauma and orthopaedics waiting times at every hospital in England.

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