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Rheumatology waiting times at Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
478
Seen within 18 weeks
94.6%
Typical (median) wait
6.4 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%94.6%61.5%April 202167.6%May 202166.6%June 202167.7%July 202154.4%October 202146.1%November 202145.8%December 202143.7%January 202241.4%February 202243.4%March 202243.1%April 202347.1%May 202348.9%June 202354.1%July 202354.2%August 202353.1%September 202354.7%October 202353.9%November 202348.1%December 202347.0%January 202444.4%February 202447.6%March 202452.0%April 202454.0%May 202454.4%June 202451.4%July 202451.7%August 202447.6%September 202448.4%October 202445.4%November 202445.5%December 202443.5%January 202545.5%February 202546.1%March 202540.8%April 202539.1%May 202543.2%June 202544.7%July 202544.5%August 202549.7%September 202553.3%October 202555.7%November 202558.0%December 202564.1%January 202673.1%February 202684.5%March 202691.6%April 202690.7%May 202694.6%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in June 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
0.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
2
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
2.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
87.0%
Patients treated
131
in June 2026

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

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