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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RAN

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

NHS England counted 9,710 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 8% from 8,955 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 77.7% of the pathways waiting at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (71.7%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 14.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 96.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 15.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (81.1%). That is 11.2 points above the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 4.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 4.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (0.3%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 22 March 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
9,710
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
77.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England reports waiting times against the 92% standard: 92% of patients waiting to start treatment should have waited less than 18 weeks. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks
11
August 2026 · NHS England
9,7108,622 August 2025August 2026
77.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
495 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 20258,955
September 20259,052
October 20259,060
November 20259,682
December 20259,539
January 20269,142
February 20269,125
March 20269,032
April 20268,622
May 20268,669
June 20268,790
July 20268,815
August 20269,710
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202571.7%
September 202573.2%
October 202573.2%
November 202573.0%
December 202571.0%
January 202670.8%
February 202671.6%
March 202672.0%
April 202670.4%
May 202674.2%
June 202675.9%
July 202677.0%
August 202677.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202549
September 202542
October 202541
November 202535
December 202528
January 202622
February 202615
March 202613
April 20267
May 20265
June 20269
July 202611
August 202611

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
80.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 80% of people are told they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out, within 28 days of an urgent referral. Source
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
100.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 96% of people begin treatment within 31 days of a decision to treat. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
96.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
89.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.9%
May 202580.2%
June 202586.5%
July 202582.1%
August 202582.9%
September 202580.4%
October 202582.0%
November 202575.4%
December 202580.2%
January 202680.6%
February 202682.1%
March 202681.0%
April 202676.3%
May 202681.4%
June 202685.9%
July 202689.1%
August 202680.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 2025100.0%
May 2025100.0%
June 2025100.0%
July 2025100.0%
August 2025100.0%
September 2025100.0%
October 2025100.0%
November 2025100.0%
December 2025100.0%
January 2026100.0%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 2026100.0%
July 2026100.0%
August 2026100.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202581.1%
May 202581.2%
June 202594.7%
July 2025100.0%
August 202593.3%
September 202589.3%
October 202586.1%
November 202588.6%
December 202581.8%
January 202695.8%
February 202686.2%
March 202692.5%
April 202685.0%
May 202687.1%
June 202692.3%
July 202686.7%
August 202696.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
4.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that less than 1% of patients should wait six weeks or more for a diagnostic test. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
1,333
August 2026 · NHS England
16.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,7481,029 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20250.3%
September 20250.6%
October 20251.3%
November 202513.2%
December 202516.4%
January 202613.8%
February 20268.8%
March 20268.3%
April 20265.2%
May 20266.2%
June 20266.3%
July 202610.3%
August 20264.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20251,539
September 20251,645
October 20251,748
November 20251,352
December 20251,029
January 20261,243
February 20261,255
March 20261,186
April 20261,131
May 20261,307
June 20261,494
July 20261,321
August 20261,333

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 22 March 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

Comparing the UK nations

England measures planned-care waits from referral to treatment against an 18-week standard, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. Scotland and Wales measure differently, so their figures are not directly comparable (NHS England notes that each UK country has its own targets and standards).

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: Harrow

Where Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026 · not yet listed for search engines (fewer than six current figures)