Wait Times
Please be advised these waiting times can vary from the times below. Due to COVID-19 all services are experiencing changeable waiting times.
Physiotherapy & Osteopathy (In Our Service)
| Location | Routine | High Priority | |
| Crawley Hospital | 16 weeks | 1-2 weeks | |
| Horsham Hospital | 16 weeks | 1-2 weeks |
Advanced Practitioner MSK
(In Our Service)
| Pathway | Routine | High Priority | |
| MSK Foot & Ankle | 8-12 weeks | 2-4 weeks | |
| MSK Podiatry | 11-21 weeks | 2-4 weeks | |
| MSK Knee | 6-10 weeks | 2-4 weeks | |
| MSK Hip | 6-10 weeks | 2-4 weeks | |
| MSK Hand & Wrist | 7-15 weeks | 2-4 weeks | |
| MSK Shoulder & Elbow | 12-18 weeks | 2-4 weeks | |
| MSK Spine | 18 weeks | 2-4 weeks | |
| MSK Persistent Pain | 13-22 weeks | 2-4 weeks | |
| MSK Rheumatology (including Fibromyalgia) | 4-6 weeks | 4 weeks |
Physiotherapy (Outside Our Service)
| Location | Routine | High Priority | |
| Brighton General & Brighton Sussex University Hospitals | 30 weeks | 1-2 weeks | |
| Mid-Sussex (Princess Royal Hospital) | 30 weeks | 1-2 weeks |
Diagnostics
(Outside Our Service)
| Type | Routine | High Priority | |
| MRI | 4 weeks | 2 weeks | |
| Ultrasound | 6 weeks | 2 weeks | |
| Ultrasound Guided Injection | 8 weeks | 6 weeks | |
| CT Scan | 8 weeks | 8 weeks | |
| X-Ray (Crawley, Mid Sussex & Brighton) | Walk-In Service | N/A | |
| X-Ray (Horsham) | 1-2 weeks | N/A | |
| Blood Test | Walk-In Service | N/A |
After your diagnostic it will usually take another 1-2 weeks for us to receive the report. Once received we will book a follow-up with your clinician or add you to a waiting list if no appointments are available at the time.
Please see our Scans & Injections page for more information and contact details for each diagnostic/scan.
Secondary Care Wait Times (Consultant & Other Services)
The below spreadsheet shows waiting times for all secondary-care services across the South East.
If you would like to know wait times for out of area hospitals these can be found on the NHS Choices website.