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Rheumatology waiting times at County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,844
Seen within 18 weeks
44.6%
Typical (median) wait
19.9 wks
Waiting over a year
95
Waiting over 65 weeks
7
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%44.6%80.8%April 202179.4%May 202180.8%June 202176.2%July 202177.1%August 202176.7%September 202180.9%October 202182.9%November 202183.2%December 202182.2%January 202277.0%February 202279.7%March 202243.2%April 202343.7%May 202343.9%June 202341.5%July 202345.6%August 202347.5%September 202353.3%October 202347.6%November 202345.7%December 202343.2%January 202440.7%February 202439.4%March 202442.2%April 202441.8%May 202448.2%June 202454.7%July 202458.3%August 202467.9%September 202469.5%October 202470.0%November 202471.6%December 202469.3%January 202568.5%February 202569.7%March 202571.9%April 202576.4%May 202572.0%June 202566.5%July 202560.1%August 202560.0%September 202556.7%October 202557.9%November 202558.4%December 202555.1%January 202654.0%February 202651.6%March 202651.3%April 202651.9%May 202648.2%June 202646.0%July 202644.6%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in January 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
2.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
1
in January 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
23.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
43.1%
Patients treated
160
in August 2026

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

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