Foot or ankle surgery — NHS waiting times by hospital

Across NHS hospitals in England, the median wait for Trauma and Orthopaedic Service — the specialty most foot or ankle surgery cases are routed to — is 12 weeks, with 6 in 10 patients seen within the 18-week NHS Constitution target. Important context: elective foot procedures like bunion surgery are usually day cases — the operation itself often runs longer than the Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatient wait shown below.