Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust ended September 2026 with 344 fewer open trauma and orthopaedic pathways than a year earlier. Over the same period, the share waiting 18 weeks or less fell from 81.9% to 70.9%. The trust provides orthopaedic services at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax.
The waiting list grew in September
The trust recorded 2,531 open pathways at the end of September, up 78 (3.2%) from 2,453 in August. Its overall list remained 12.0% smaller than in September 2025, when 2,875 pathways were open.
At month-end, 1,795 pathways were within 18 weeks, up from 1,770 in August. The total list grew faster, so the share within 18 weeks fell from 72.2% to 70.9%. There was one pathway waiting more than 52 weeks in each of those months, compared with zero in September 2025.
How the trust compared with England
Across England, the list fell 1.6% from August and 3.6% year on year, to 830,089 open pathways. Nationally, 61.4% were within 18 weeks at the end of September, compared with 70.9% at Calderdale and Huddersfield. The England share was 61.1% in August and 59.7% a year earlier.
| Trust or area | Month | Open pathways | Within 18 weeks | Over 52 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calderdale and Huddersfield | September 2026 | 2,531 | 70.9% | 1 |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield | August 2026 | 2,453 | 72.2% | 1 |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield | September 2025 | 2,875 | 81.9% | 0 |
| England | September 2026 | 830,089 | 61.4% | 19,769 |
| England | August 2026 | 843,419 | 61.1% | 19,741 |
| England | September 2025 | 860,865 | 59.7% | 26,590 |
What the figures cover
Transform Medical used NHS England’s incomplete referral-to-treatment tables for trauma and orthopaedics (C_110). We used the provider row for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (RWY) and the national row in the commissioner tables for England. The September 2025 figures come from NHS England’s revised release.
The figures count pathways still open at month-end. A person can have more than one pathway. The local figures cover the trust as a whole and the specialty includes a range of conditions and treatments. Individual waits for hip or knee replacement can vary.
Sources — September 2026 provider table, September 2026 England table, August 2026 tables, revised September 2025 tables and the trust’s orthopaedic service.