ShortestWait

Rheumatology waiting times by hospital

Patients waiting for rheumatology treatment at the end of August 2026, at every NHS trust and independent provider in England with at least 50 patients waiting.

Includes treatments such as arthritis, rheumatoid, lupus, fibromyalgia, gout, joint pain.

England median wait
10.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
35.0 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
70%
People waiting
118,397

Shortest rheumatology waits near you

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England median wait over two years

England: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 12.2 weeks to 10.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.9 wks
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MonthEngland
August 202610.9
July 202610.5
June 202610.4
May 202611.0
April 202610.6
March 20269.9
February 202611.7
January 202612.2
December 202511.9
November 202511.5
October 202511.8
September 202511.8
August 202511.7
July 202511
June 202511.3
May 202511.3
April 202511
March 202510.8
February 202512.2
January 202512.4
December 202412.3
November 202411.8
October 202412.1
September 202412.2

hospitals ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 197 3.4 wks 9.1 wks 99% 0.6 weeks longer
2 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 186 3.8 wks 11.2 wks 99% 0.7 weeks longer
3 Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 228 4.4 wks 10.7 wks 100% 1.8 weeks longer
4 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust NHS South East 446 4.5 wks 10.7 wks 100% 1.4 weeks longer
5 Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust NHS South East 425 4.8 wks 11.9 wks 98% 0.8 weeks shorter
6 Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 425 5.2 wks 9.6 wks 99% 2.3 weeks longer
7 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 554 5.2 wks 18.1 wks 92% 0.7 weeks longer
8 South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 461 5.5 wks 15.3 wks 98% 1.0 weeks shorter
9 Whittington Health NHS Trust NHS London 305 5.5 wks 15.0 wks 97% 2.7 weeks shorter
10 Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 486 5.7 wks 15.1 wks 95% no change
11 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust NHS Midlands 624 5.9 wks 13.7 wks 97% 0.7 weeks longer
12 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 123 5.9 wks 13.6 wks 100% 1.3 weeks longer
13 Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust NHS South West 552 6.0 wks 16.3 wks 95% 0.4 weeks longer
14 George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust NHS Midlands 307 6.1 wks 17.1 wks 93% 1.2 weeks longer
15 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 981 6.1 wks 14.7 wks 96% 1.7 weeks longer
16 Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 286 6.3 wks 22.3 wks 89% 1.0 weeks shorter
17 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,218 6.4 wks 19.6 wks 88% 0.3 weeks longer
18 Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 342 6.5 wks 17.6 wks 92% 0.8 weeks longer
19 Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 678 6.8 wks 19.6 wks 87% 0.6 weeks shorter
20 East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust NHS South East 676 7.0 wks 22.0 wks 89% 1.5 weeks shorter
21 Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 308 7.1 wks 17.8 wks 93% 1.9 weeks longer
22 Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 380 7.2 wks 18.2 wks 92% 1.6 weeks longer
23 Manchester Surgical Services Ltd Independent 14 sites North West 78 7.2 wks 19.3 wks 90% 2.3 weeks longer
24 The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust NHS Midlands 1,077 7.4 wks 23.5 wks 86% 2.1 weeks shorter
25 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 1,213 7.5 wks 18.7 wks 92% 1.6 weeks shorter
26 The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 712 7.6 wks 19.4 wks 90% 0.9 weeks longer
27 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,824 7.6 wks 23.1 wks 85% 0.4 weeks longer
28 Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 582 7.6 wks 21.7 wks 84% 0.4 weeks longer
29 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 613 7.6 wks 24.8 wks 86% 0.8 weeks shorter
30 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 1,035 7.7 wks 22.5 wks 85% 1.0 weeks longer
31 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 836 7.8 wks 20.6 wks 86% 1.5 weeks shorter
32 Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 622 7.8 wks 17.6 wks 93% 2.4 weeks longer
33 Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 489 7.9 wks 21.8 wks 79% 0.4 weeks longer
34 Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 350 7.9 wks 14.9 wks 95% 0.9 weeks longer
35 Epsomedical Group Independent 3 sites South East 54 8.0 wks 23.7 wks 83% 0.8 weeks longer
36 The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 845 8.1 wks 21.1 wks 87% 0.2 weeks shorter
37 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 752 8.1 wks 21.3 wks 86% 2.3 weeks longer
38 York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 727 8.3 wks 23.2 wks 84% 0.7 weeks longer
39 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 1,441 8.3 wks 23.6 wks 87% 1.3 weeks longer
40 Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 4,780 8.3 wks 27.0 wks 81% 1.4 weeks longer
41 University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 1,690 8.3 wks 19.3 wks 88% 1.4 weeks longer
42 Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust NHS London 610 8.4 wks 25.1 wks 81% 3.8 weeks shorter
43 The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 828 8.4 wks 17.4 wks 93% 1.9 weeks longer
44 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust NHS London 581 8.5 wks 23.1 wks 85% 0.5 weeks longer
45 Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust NHS South East 465 8.5 wks 18.6 wks 91% 1.5 weeks longer
46 Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 645 8.5 wks 27.7 wks 76% 1.4 weeks shorter
47 Airedale NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 421 8.6 wks 27.2 wks 76% 2.9 weeks shorter
48 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,158 8.6 wks 19.3 wks 90% 0.8 weeks longer
49 Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) Independent 14 sites South East 317 8.9 wks 18.1 wks 92% 1.2 weeks longer
50 Isle of Wight NHS Trust NHS South East 664 9.0 wks 32.4 wks 70% 1.9 weeks longer
51 The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 749 9.0 wks 17.6 wks 93% 2.3 weeks longer
52 Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 843 9.1 wks 24.2 wks 81% 1.0 weeks longer
53 Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 75 9.2 wks 19.0 wks 88% 0.9 weeks longer
54 University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 870 9.3 wks 24.9 wks 78% 0.9 weeks longer
55 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,010 9.5 wks 28.2 wks 77% 1.7 weeks shorter
56 The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 423 9.5 wks 26.4 wks 77% 2.5 weeks shorter
57 Cora Health MSK (Formerly Connect Health Ltd) Independent 33 sites North East and Yorkshire 1,467 9.5 wks 22.2 wks 86% 5.0 weeks longer
58 Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 521 9.5 wks 24.8 wks 79% 0.9 weeks longer
59 Medefer Independent 52 sites London 250 10.0 wks 22.2 wks 84% 1.3 weeks shorter
60 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 441 10.0 wks 21.3 wks 84% 3.3 weeks longer
61 Bolton NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 678 10.1 wks 23.4 wks 76% 0.8 weeks longer
62 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 643 10.1 wks 22.6 wks 82% 0.9 weeks longer
63 Barts Health NHS Trust NHS London 1,262 10.2 wks 26.1 wks 75% 1.3 weeks longer
64 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS London 659 10.2 wks 26.8 wks 80% 1.4 weeks longer
65 Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust NHS South East 879 10.3 wks 28.3 wks 75% 1.0 weeks shorter
66 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS East of England 937 10.3 wks 27.6 wks 75% 1.0 weeks shorter
67 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 956 10.3 wks 35.2 wks 69% 3.7 weeks shorter
68 Wye Valley NHS Trust NHS Midlands 448 10.4 wks 22.7 wks 86% 2.3 weeks longer
69 King'S College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 1,087 10.7 wks 26.3 wks 78% 1.9 weeks longer
70 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 635 10.7 wks 30.0 wks 73% 1.4 weeks shorter
71 North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 619 10.7 wks 22.0 wks 82% 1.5 weeks longer
72 Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 837 10.7 wks 28.0 wks 71% 0.9 weeks shorter
73 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,046 10.7 wks 21.2 wks 87% 1.3 weeks longer
74 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,099 10.8 wks 26.0 wks 73% 1.5 weeks shorter
75 Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 1,293 10.8 wks 33.7 wks 74% 2.1 weeks shorter
76 Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 371 10.8 wks 23.8 wks 78% 0.8 weeks longer
77 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 1,168 10.9 wks 27.4 wks 77% 0.2 weeks shorter
78 St George'S University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 1,531 11.0 wks 33.1 wks 75% 0.8 weeks longer
79 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 626 11.0 wks 23.8 wks 76% 0.2 weeks shorter
80 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,072 11.1 wks 24.6 wks 74% 1.4 weeks longer
81 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 895 11.1 wks 32.8 wks 66% 0.8 weeks longer
82 Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 1,375 11.3 wks 33.4 wks 68% 0.2 weeks longer
83 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 1,836 11.3 wks 38.8 wks 67% 6.1 weeks longer
84 James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 616 11.7 wks 21.1 wks 81% 2.7 weeks longer
85 Ashford and St Peter'S Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 375 11.9 wks 29.3 wks 65% 1.9 weeks longer
86 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 842 11.9 wks 31.7 wks 67% 0.4 weeks longer
87 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 1,209 12.0 wks 38.3 wks 68% 0.5 weeks longer
88 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 931 12.0 wks 23.1 wks 73% 4.0 weeks longer
89 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,442 12.5 wks 30.6 wks 64% 0.1 weeks shorter
90 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 827 12.5 wks 38.2 wks 64% 2.1 weeks shorter
91 Nuffield Health the Holly Hospital Independent East of England 100 12.5 wks 38.0 wks 66% 0.4 weeks longer
92 Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS London 1,266 12.7 wks 28.4 wks 67% 2.0 weeks longer
93 Croydon Health Services NHS Trust NHS London 1,146 12.8 wks 33.8 wks 67% 0.6 weeks longer
94 The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust NHS East of England 1,153 12.9 wks 33.8 wks 67% 0.4 weeks shorter
95 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 1,566 13.0 wks 37.7 wks 64% 0.6 weeks shorter
96 Stockport NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,325 13.0 wks 36.4 wks 62% 0.1 weeks shorter
97 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,213 13.1 wks 31.3 wks 67% 0.9 weeks longer
98 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 2,273 13.1 wks 33.2 wks 63% 0.4 weeks longer
99 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 1,082 13.4 wks 37.4 wks 62% 0.2 weeks longer
100 Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust NHS Midlands 880 13.6 wks 27.6 wks 66% 1.0 weeks longer
101 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,139 14.0 wks 39.3 wks 57% 3.5 weeks shorter
102 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 2,002 14.2 wks 35.2 wks 62% 0.5 weeks shorter
103 South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,445 14.3 wks 35.9 wks 60% 1.2 weeks shorter
104 Cora Health Diagnostics (Formerly Healthshare Diagnostics) Independent 198 sites South East 94 14.3 wks 28.2 wks 67% 3.6 weeks longer
105 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,362 14.5 wks 41.9 wks 58% 1.4 weeks shorter
106 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 1,409 14.6 wks 39.5 wks 57% 0.8 weeks shorter
107 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 940 14.7 wks 45.2 wks 57% 2.2 weeks longer
108 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS East of England 1,375 15.3 wks 33.6 wks 58% 0.5 weeks shorter
109 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 3,450 15.5 wks 35.5 wks 57% 0.5 weeks longer
110 North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,393 15.9 wks 38.0 wks 54% 0.2 weeks shorter
111 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 963 16.1 wks 42.6 wks 54% 2.7 weeks shorter
112 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust NHS Midlands 3,891 17.2 wks 43.6 wks 52% 3.0 weeks shorter
113 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,187 17.7 wks 47.9 wks 51% 0.3 weeks longer
114 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 1,620 18.4 wks 44.6 wks 49% 0.4 weeks shorter
115 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,116 19.1 wks 41.4 wks 47% 1.6 weeks longer
116 County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,844 19.9 wks 48.9 wks 45% 2.3 weeks longer
117 Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,409 20.4 wks 49.9 wks 45% 1.3 weeks shorter
118 East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 2,982 21.6 wks 46.5 wks 43% 0.6 weeks shorter
119 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,057 22.1 wks 56.4 wks 45% 5.6 weeks longer
120 Medway NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 3,226 29.5 wks 54.0 wks 32% 0.3 weeks longer

120 providers. Independent providers treat NHS patients at no cost to the patient; you can usually ask to be referred to one. Providers reporting one figure for several sites are marked with the number of sites.

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