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Rheumatology waiting times at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,969
Seen within 18 weeks
42.2%
Typical (median) wait
21.8 wks
Waiting over a year
52
Waiting over 65 weeks
2
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%42.2%86.0%April 202189.7%May 202190.3%June 202189.4%July 202189.3%August 202187.8%September 202187.4%October 202186.4%November 202184.9%December 202184.7%January 202284.9%February 202281.4%March 202277.3%April 202370.4%May 202367.3%June 202359.7%July 202359.0%August 202356.9%September 202350.3%October 202348.2%November 202345.3%December 202344.2%January 202443.3%February 202443.9%March 202445.6%April 202444.7%May 202442.7%June 202442.1%July 202441.7%August 202439.0%September 202438.0%October 202437.0%November 202436.6%December 202437.0%January 202536.7%February 202538.1%March 202542.4%April 202544.3%May 202546.1%June 202544.4%July 202541.6%August 202539.9%September 202537.6%October 202537.7%November 202537.3%December 202536.6%January 202635.2%February 202640.1%March 202642.3%April 202642.1%May 202642.2%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
4.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
3
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
41.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
31.3%
Patients treated
502
in June 2026

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

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