Bones, joints and muscles at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Princess Royal and Worthing trauma and orthopaedics waiting times: most people treated waited 30 to 59 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 19 weeks and 9 in 10 under 49 weeks. 48% 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 University Hospitals Sussex 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 202448.177.925.4
October 202439.874.124.2
November 202440.174.923.8
December 202430.968.722.1
January 202532.566.321.0
February 202532.166.720.5
March 202532.965.221.0
April 202529.363.121.9
May 202530.563.122.1
June 202531.263.921.3
July 202528.460.420.9
August 202530.562.520.2
September 202531.963.719.8
October 202528.860.719.0
November 202528.160.418.9
December 202525.461.219.4
January 202630.459.919.0
February 202629.660.220.0
March 202631.261.319.1
April 202626.556.719.7
May 202625.855.420.0
June 202627.559.219.5
July 202629.762.918.7
August 202630.059.118.8

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Nuffield Health, Brighton Hospital

Independent hospital, 12.3 miles away

9 to 35weeks

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

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 59 people treated in the month.

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 10.9 miles away

18 to 49weeks

Half seen within 18 weeks, 9 in 10 within 49 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 14 weeks, 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 1,228 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Goring Hall Hospital

Independent hospital, 3 miles away

21 to 44weeks

Half seen within 21 weeks, 9 in 10 within 44 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 40 weeks. 130 people treated in the month.

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

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