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Rheumatology waiting times at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
348
Seen within 18 weeks
79.9%
Typical (median) wait
7.0 wks
Waiting over a year
4
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Rheumatology · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%79.9%66.1%April 202164.9%May 202172.7%June 202172.0%July 202171.1%August 202174.1%September 202177.3%October 202184.8%November 202179.5%December 202182.5%January 202281.9%February 202290.1%March 202280.8%April 202384.7%May 202381.9%June 202378.8%July 202374.5%August 202369.1%September 202360.1%October 202359.5%November 202357.6%December 202354.8%January 202455.6%February 202452.9%March 202453.3%April 202449.0%May 202449.7%June 202447.1%July 202448.3%August 202448.2%September 202446.5%October 202444.7%November 202445.6%December 202448.4%January 202550.8%February 202552.7%March 202550.5%April 202550.6%May 202550.5%June 202548.2%July 202542.0%August 202538.3%September 202538.3%October 202538.7%November 202539.0%December 202540.7%January 202654.7%February 202663.9%March 202671.3%April 202678.4%May 202679.9%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in April 2026 — 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
65.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
0.0%
Patients treated
1
in April 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
8.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
84.0%
Patients treated
125
in June 2026

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

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