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Rheumatology waiting times at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,124
Seen within 18 weeks
90.8%
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%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%90.8%65.1%April 202166.0%May 202165.4%June 202160.1%July 202155.9%August 202157.2%September 202153.8%October 202156.2%November 202154.7%December 202150.1%January 202250.5%February 202246.1%March 202239.2%April 202342.8%May 202342.5%June 202341.8%July 202340.7%August 202342.2%September 202352.1%October 202361.7%November 202365.7%December 202368.1%January 202472.2%February 202473.7%March 202484.1%April 202487.2%May 202485.7%June 202481.9%July 202475.0%August 202468.9%September 202465.7%October 202464.1%November 202462.5%December 202462.3%January 202558.7%February 202559.1%March 202560.2%April 202561.4%May 202562.8%June 202567.9%July 202569.6%August 202572.2%September 202573.7%October 202574.5%November 202574.9%December 202576.1%January 202681.0%February 202685.8%March 202688.5%April 202691.3%May 202690.8%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
8
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
6.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
75.3%
Patients treated
389
in June 2026

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

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