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Rheumatology waiting times at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
878
Seen within 18 weeks
68.5%
Typical (median) wait
10.8 wks
Waiting over a year
1
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
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%68.5%87.5%April 202187.7%May 202184.5%June 202180.9%July 202175.9%August 202171.1%September 202168.7%October 202170.5%November 202169.4%December 202158.2%January 202254.3%February 202250.7%March 202237.7%April 202339.9%May 202339.8%June 202336.4%July 202339.6%August 202335.7%September 202336.3%October 202336.1%November 202333.2%December 202336.4%January 202438.6%February 202440.8%March 202445.1%April 202450.4%May 202453.4%June 202456.4%July 202459.0%August 202465.9%September 202469.0%October 202470.2%November 202469.7%December 202465.9%January 202564.6%February 202562.7%March 202561.1%April 202561.2%May 202562.2%June 202560.9%July 202560.6%August 202560.2%September 202558.1%October 202565.9%November 202567.3%December 202568.7%January 202667.1%February 202665.1%March 202664.6%April 202667.4%May 202668.5%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
14.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.0%
Patients treated
2
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
15.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
58.3%
Patients treated
192
in June 2026

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

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