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Compare hospitals for rheumatology

Every NHS trust in England that reports rheumatology, compared side by side. Waiting-list figures are for incomplete pathways (people still waiting to start treatment).

The best hospital depends on what matters most to you — a shorter wait, a better outcome, or a shorter journey. Sort by each to compare.

116 trusts. Data: August 2026. Source: NHS England RTT statistics. CQC inspection ratings aren't shown here — see each trust's profile page, linked from every row.

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#TrustMedian waitWithin 18 wks
1The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury3.0 wks100.0%
2Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustLondon3.4 wks99.0%
3Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSutton-In-Ashfield3.8 wks99.5%
4Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBarnsley4.3 wks100.0%
5Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustMaidstone4.5 wks100.0%
6Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustPortsmouth4.8 wks97.9%
7Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustCamberley5.2 wks91.9%
8Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation TrustKingston Upon Thames5.2 wks99.3%
9South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustWarwick5.5 wks97.8%
10Whittington Health NHS TrustLondon5.5 wks97.4%
11Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon5.7 wks95.5%
12University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS TrustCoventry5.9 wks96.8%
13Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton5.9 wks100.0%
14Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustTruro6.0 wks94.7%
15London North West University Healthcare NHS TrustHarrow6.1 wks96.3%
16George Eliot Hospital NHS TrustNuneaton6.1 wks93.5%
17Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChesterfield6.3 wks88.8%
18Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester6.4 wks88.2%
19Harrogate And District NHS Foundation TrustHarrogate6.5 wks92.1%
20Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham6.8 wks87.2%
21East Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustSt. Leonards-On-Sea7.0 wks89.2%
22Royal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustGuildford7.1 wks92.5%
23Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSwindon7.2 wks91.8%
24The Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustWolverhampton7.4 wks85.8%
25University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustPoole7.5 wks91.7%
26Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge7.6 wks85.1%
27The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle Upon Tyne7.6 wks90.0%
28Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon7.6 wks86.0%
29Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBradford7.6 wks84.0%
30University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham7.7 wks84.9%
31Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWigan7.7 wks85.5%
32Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustSmethwick7.8 wks92.8%
33Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustPreston7.9 wks79.1%
34Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustAshton-Under-Lyne7.9 wks95.4%
35The Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustDudley8.1 wks86.7%
36Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustWorcester8.1 wks85.9%
37The Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation TrustOswestry8.2 wks94.6%
38Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustStafford8.3 wks81.3%
39University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation TrustDerby8.3 wks88.4%
40Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxford8.3 wks87.0%
41York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustYork8.3 wks83.8%
42Lewisham And Greenwich NHS TrustLondon8.4 wks80.8%
43Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS TrustStanmore8.4 wks84.8%
44Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustWakefield8.5 wks76.0%
45Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustAmersham8.5 wks90.8%
46Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLuton8.6 wks90.4%
47Airedale NHS Foundation TrustKeighley8.6 wks75.5%
48Shropshire Community Health NHS TrustShrewsbury8.6 wks77.8%
49The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustRotherham9.0 wks93.5%
50Isle Of Wight NHS TrustNewport9.0 wks70.0%
51Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustExeter9.1 wks81.4%
52Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEast Grinstead9.2 wks88.0%
53University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton9.3 wks77.9%
54Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustHuddersfield9.5 wks76.7%
55Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustReading9.5 wks78.7%
56The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUxbridge9.5 wks77.1%
57Barts Health NHS TrustLondon10.1 wks75.3%
58Bolton NHS Foundation TrustBolton10.1 wks76.3%
59Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChester10.1 wks83.8%
60Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustCarshalton10.2 wks80.3%
61Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool10.2 wks82.5%
62Wye Valley NHS TrustHereford10.2 wks88.0%
63Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBlackpool10.3 wks68.9%
64West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustWatford10.3 wks74.8%
65Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustRedhill10.3 wks75.1%
66King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon10.7 wks78.4%
67Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustNorth Shields10.7 wks87.4%
68Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDoncaster10.7 wks71.1%
69Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustSalisbury10.7 wks73.1%
70North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation TrustHartlepool10.7 wks82.2%
71Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustKettering10.8 wks73.5%
72Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorwich10.8 wks72.9%
73Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustGateshead10.8 wks77.6%
74Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon10.9 wks76.6%
75St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon11.0 wks74.7%
76The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation TrustKing's Lynn11.0 wks76.0%
77South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustSunderland11.1 wks74.4%
78University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustKendal11.1 wks66.5%
79Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol11.3 wks66.9%
80Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustBath11.3 wks68.1%
81James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGreat Yarmouth11.7 wks81.2%
82Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCheltenham11.9 wks67.9%
83East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustBlackburn11.9 wks66.5%
84Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChertsey11.9 wks64.8%
85West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustBury St. Edmunds12.0 wks73.4%
86North West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustPeterborough12.4 wks63.7%
87University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon12.5 wks64.2%
88Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustRomford12.7 wks67.5%
89Croydon Health Services NHS TrustThornton Heath12.8 wks66.7%
90The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustHarlow12.9 wks66.8%
91Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustPrescot13.0 wks64.2%
92Stockport NHS Foundation TrustStockport13.0 wks62.5%
93Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds13.1 wks63.4%
94Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHull13.1 wks66.7%
95University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustWorthing13.4 wks61.6%
96Walsall Healthcare NHS TrustWalsall13.5 wks66.0%
97North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation TrustWarrington14.0 wks56.7%
98Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustSalford14.2 wks61.9%
99South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMiddlesbrough14.2 wks59.7%
100East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation TrustColchester14.5 wks58.0%
101Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBasingstoke14.6 wks57.1%
102Somerset NHS Foundation TrustTaunton14.7 wks56.7%
103East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustStevenage15.3 wks57.7%
104Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustLondon15.5 wks57.0%
105North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustCarlisle15.9 wks54.4%
106Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCrewe16.1 wks54.0%
107University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester17.2 wks52.1%
108Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWirral17.7 wks50.7%
109United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLincoln18.4 wks49.1%
110Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation TrustGrimsby19.0 wks47.3%
111County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation TrustDarlington19.9 wks44.6%
112University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke-On-Trent20.0 wks0.0%
113Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMilton Keynes20.4 wks45.1%
114East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustCanterbury21.6 wks43.3%
115Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation TrustWestcliff-On-Sea22.1 wks44.7%
116Medway NHS Foundation TrustGillingham29.4 wks32.1%

Tip: for planned care you can usually ask to be referred to any trust — one with a higher “% within 18 weeks” may treat you sooner. Your right to choose.

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