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Rheumatology waiting times at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: June 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
1,067
Seen within 18 weeks
68.2%
Typical (median) wait
12.2 wks
Waiting over a year
0
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Rheumatology · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%68.2%75.3%April 202174.2%May 202175.9%June 202173.7%July 202165.3%August 202156.3%September 202155.7%October 202156.7%November 202155.7%December 202153.0%January 202250.1%February 202246.9%March 202281.4%April 202386.4%May 202387.4%June 202379.9%July 202376.1%August 202373.0%September 202371.4%October 202365.4%November 202361.4%December 202363.2%January 202459.5%February 202457.9%March 202458.9%April 202458.7%May 202458.4%June 202458.1%July 202457.0%August 202457.0%September 202457.1%October 202455.2%November 202457.0%December 202457.8%January 202556.8%February 202556.4%March 202556.1%April 202560.8%May 202559.0%June 202555.2%July 202556.5%August 202556.4%September 202555.7%October 202562.3%November 202567.4%December 202566.2%January 202665.7%February 202670.5%March 202667.7%April 202663.3%May 202668.2%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in March 2022 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
5.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
1
in March 2022
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
20.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
32.9%
Patients treated
243
in June 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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