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Rheumatology waiting times at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
614
Seen within 18 weeks
84.4%
Typical (median) wait
9.3 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
40%60%80%100%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%84.4%99.7%April 202198.5%May 202196.3%June 202189.4%July 202178.5%August 202157.1%September 202167.4%October 202155.8%November 202147.7%December 202151.7%January 202268.5%February 202268.4%March 202246.0%April 202344.8%May 202341.2%June 202334.1%July 202339.6%August 202337.8%September 202336.7%October 202337.8%November 202335.2%December 202333.4%January 202437.0%February 202436.8%March 202439.2%April 202441.2%May 202442.5%June 202441.4%July 202441.0%August 202444.2%September 202448.6%October 202451.7%November 202453.8%December 202456.9%January 202558.6%February 202573.1%March 202588.2%April 202596.6%May 202598.0%June 202593.9%July 202595.3%August 202596.9%September 202597.5%October 202597.5%November 202597.0%December 202596.6%January 202696.2%February 202694.6%March 202686.4%April 202689.7%May 202684.4%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in September 2025 — 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
10.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
1
in September 2025
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
6.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
61.0%
Patients treated
123
in June 2026

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

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